Cossie oil consumption?
05-05-2005, 04:02 PM
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fookin hell that means your putting about £30 quids worth of oil in everytime you fill up 
(assuming you buy good oil)
the first cossie in the worl to use more oil than petrol!
you must have a leak somewhere or somethign is very fooked..
ie rings or turbo but i would of thought you may have noticed 5 liutres of oil pouring out of your exhaust at some point during the 150 miles!
(assuming you buy good oil) the first cossie in the worl to use more oil than petrol!
you must have a leak somewhere or somethign is very fooked..
ie rings or turbo but i would of thought you may have noticed 5 liutres of oil pouring out of your exhaust at some point during the 150 miles!
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No bad smoke noticed, turbo is quite new, head came off recently (due to snapping cambelt) and pistons and bores were apparently okay...
Though I notice it's not a great deal of oil from Max-Min, it's deffo less than a litre, more like half a litre from Max-min - this sound right?? It's a 91 4b BTW.
Though I notice it's not a great deal of oil from Max-Min, it's deffo less than a litre, more like half a litre from Max-min - this sound right?? It's a 91 4b BTW.
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gotta be a leak mate.
it would be Ploooooming smoke out using that much oil surely!?
but that said.. surely you'd notice the oil drippin on the floor too
it would be Ploooooming smoke out using that much oil surely!?
but that said.. surely you'd notice the oil drippin on the floor too
05-05-2005, 05:29 PM
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Yeah I know, it's weird. Worse still is the oil light doesn't work so I keep _nearly_ running it dry 
Today I was driving along thinking it sounded a bit tappety, then suddenly remembered what this usually means, and yep I checked and it's about 1/4 inch below Min doh
Today I was driving along thinking it sounded a bit tappety, then suddenly remembered what this usually means, and yep I checked and it's about 1/4 inch below Min doh
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Originally Posted by Rhys
Way to much mate! think the guide is a ltr every 1000miles?the cosworth engine can use a litre of oil in 640 miles.
(i guess that means if your driving like a bastard!)
GRAVEDIGGER:
what sort of oil are you using in the car mate????
05-05-2005, 06:15 PM
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sounds like its thin oil mate
If it aint leakin, and it aint smoking too bad!
is it pissing a load out into the catch tank or anything??
speak to oilman on here for some silkolene stuff, everyone seems
to say thats the stuff to hate!
If it aint leakin, and it aint smoking too bad!
is it pissing a load out into the catch tank or anything??
speak to oilman on here for some silkolene stuff, everyone seems
to say thats the stuff to hate!
05-05-2005, 07:31 PM
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Magnatec, yeah I know but 
Originally Posted by Rhys
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what sort of oil are you using in the car mate????
what sort of oil are you using in the car mate????
05-05-2005, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by CosKev3
Was told by a Cosworth mechanic not to bother filling to the max mark
Keep it to just above the minimum mark,does'nt burn as much then
Keep it to just above the minimum mark,does'nt burn as much then
05-05-2005, 07:57 PM
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@ Ginge!Gotta say when i use the cossie i gotta get back in the habit of checking the oil. As in my Derv i never do as it doesnt use any
Say that the cossie doesnt either in the 2.5k its done
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