Spax

Checked my oil today as my rocker cover gasket has been leaking a while...no oil on dipstick oops! topped it up it took 1.5 litres to get just under the max line,i let it heat up properly and don't thrash it,what damage will it have done? it isn't burning any and everything seems ok,the old gasket was well knackered

Dean Saff

The stick shows about 2 litres and to lose that much oil just through the gasket is very unlikly..Sorry.

Spax

hmm bollocks,dunno where it's gone then? the engines only done 42k from new....oh well i'll see if it dies

I'll keep an eye on the level a bit more closely now

Dean Saff

Prob just valve seals. leave it to idle for a while and then give it a sharp rev if you see blue smoke chances are you need new seals. It aint a bad job anyhow.

Dean Saff

double post

Spax

Hmm had these done about 9 months ago,it was setup about a year ago too...seems strange...

Dean Saff

the test will show, if not you could poss be losing oil due to another problem.
Dare I say Turbo or piston rings....

Spax

Bastid,time for a Zetec then