Ive got a 2006 mk2 1.6 Focus, last Saturday at work I checked the dipstick and it was essentially dry. Luckily opposite work is a Halfords so I went and bought Mobil 5w30 as it was only £23 as was Halfords own.

Now my concerns.. I serviced my car about May I think it was as its done annually and I bought it May 2011.

It was last done with all ford service parts.

Its developed a tappet sound, has a sooty exhaust tip, was a pig to get through emissions test as it kept dropping below or going over limits, and as above it had burnt almost all the engine oil.

Im assuming its burning as there is no signs of leaks, no oil patchs as I park in the same place at home and work every day and the sump etc is clean. Also the sooty exhaust tip.

I do about 200-250 miles a week for work in it pretty much all motorway mileage.

Any ideas?

Cheers

 

Whats the milage on it?

 

80k timing belt changed

 

I would try a compression test and see what you get! Especially if one cylinder is low.... Could it be rings?

The only other time I have seen cars or vans burn oil is if a turbo seal goes and oil is sucked in to the inlet manifold then burnt with the fuel!

You didn't say if yours was a 1.6 TD or not!

 

my 1.6 used to drink oil.

It happens. Can either be rings or stem seals

 

1.6 petrol, sorry.

A garage done a free compression test and reckons it was "about right" but I don't really trust the guys opinion..

 

Its classic once you run a sigma low on oil, it wont be long till it dies, seen it a hundred times

They love regular oil changes

( this is the exact reason the early sigma's with the silver cam cover are known as 'unreliable', because they are prone to problems once run low on (dirty) oil

If it was mine i'd try to get rid asap

 

It still seems to drive fine, still doing 38mpg weekly and its only the first time its been without oil and it hasn't been for long as I check it often