Right guys i was wondering if any1 could shed any light on this issue a friend has with his focus rs!!!!

Its using oil, and quite a lot, we are talking a full dip stick from max to min in 80 miles!!!

The engine was rebuilt about 30,000 miles ago after a spark plug tip dropped off taking 2 valves with it damaging the bore!!!!

The engine was rebuilt by scc, since the rebuilt the car has used oil, now the car has been back on a number of occasions to scc to try and find the issue,

it ont seam to be burning oil cause theirs not the usual blue smoke on start up or hard on boost/over run!!!

its had a leak down test done, to which it passed with flying colours and a compression test all coming back fine!!!

last week the car was taken back to scc for more test to which they found the turbo to be a wee bit worse for wear









looks like the tip of the spark plug excited through here

now at great expense the turbo was rebuilt with the claim this would solve all issues!!!

well turns out its done fook all to the oil issues, although the car now boosts lie it should lol

so whats next any1 got any ideas what to check now????

the spec pf the car is......
cp low comp pistons,
gt28 turbo
intercooler
standard oil breather

any help would be great cheers jay

 

check the intercooler for oil deposit...

without "looking" at the car myself its hard to say whats happening...

are you sure its not burning it? do you still have a cat?

 

haven't checked the intercooler so that may be an option, it does lke to blow the boost pipes of every now and then

car is decat

there's no visible sign of it burning oil, no blue smoke do get some black sooty deposits when you floor t

no oil leaks in the engine bay at all

 

i kow SCC have checked it but on the back of the block there is a little oil drain back to the top section of the sump, just above the drive shaft half shaft bearing... they can leak.....??

im based in watford 6 days a week if you need me to take a look.,.. cant promis anything but i'll gladly look

 

Any blue smoke on over-run?

 

Will have a look at the oil drain to be sure, wouldn't there be patches of oil on the driveway though?

mate know u cant promise nothing but will take you up o your offer, thank u, just need 2 get some more time off work to come down to u

no blue smoke at all fella, had quite a few people follow me to check an the only thing is when u put your foot down hard you get a black/grey puff of smoke out thats it

 

black/grey could be fuel/oil if the cars running RICH,

have you noticed if the oil consumption is worse if you drive it hard?

 

yer my thoughts to on running rich

it seems to be the same no matter how its driven fella

 

well im around watford all nect weekend if you want me to take a peak, drop me a PM and i'll see what i can do mate..