Charlie Chalk

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ways to stop this please?

Im doing 300+ motorway miles a week, and Im topping it up every sunday night or early monday morning before I set off..

Its only a 1.3 Mini, but surely it shouldnt be doing that much oil


Should I fit an Oil cooler or maybe a decent breather??

rapidcossie

its needs new rings mate

Rick

Unfortunelty, the A-Series is known for burning oil, although a couple i had -used none at all.

A breather system should defo help, it'll stop anything being spat out and being burnt.

Charlie Chalk

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Its a 10 year old car with a genuine 49k on the clock, 2 old lady owners...


Rings?! I hope not....

zippyobrien

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a mate has one running a 100bhp 1.1, and his doestn just bur oil, he has to top it up every time he fills up with petrol,

compression is still good across the pistonds though,

get a decent breather with a tke of from the left hand side of the rocker cover, but it may well be the rings,

does it smoke at all?

any obviouse leaks?
is the gear box leaking?

Charlie Chalk

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Im doing alot of motorway miles though, and a the high end of the speedo too LOL

Looks like i'll be buying a breather for it


No smoke, No leaks whats so ever and the gearbox is fine apart from popping out of reverse

As said above, i'll just get a decent breather kit for it, or one made up

tabetha

I've had four minis none used any oil and were all tuned.
What oil are you using and what do you call a lot ?
tabetha

Charlie Chalk

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Well it goes from the highest point on the dipstick to well below the minimum...

Not sure on oil, Havent got it to hand at the moment.. Should I maybe get a thicker oil too ?