Burning a lot of oil.
04-21-2012, 07:29 PM
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hi,
last year, my ap1 burned up to 1 liter / 1000km when i drove sportive.
i've always burned more than half an liter, that was the minimum.
this year, i changed my oil.
both oils 5w40 and actually the same properties.
they are the same oils, only other names..
and now, my ap1 burns less oil than last year,
0,2l / 500km, its very strange,
but i only wanted to show you, that its often an issue of the oil.
question: how can i clean the pcv?
last year, my ap1 burned up to 1 liter / 1000km when i drove sportive.
i've always burned more than half an liter, that was the minimum.
this year, i changed my oil.
both oils 5w40 and actually the same properties.
they are the same oils, only other names..
and now, my ap1 burns less oil than last year,
0,2l / 500km, its very strange,
but i only wanted to show you, that its often an issue of the oil.
question: how can i clean the pcv?
04-22-2012, 02:48 AM
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Second time this has happened, heard a knocking/rattling, checked the oil, barely had 1L in it, filled it up about 1500 miles later its the same way, It does NOT leak any oil whatsoever, I'm thinking that the rings are probably fried, I cleaned my pvc out, am going to see how it does now, but this worries me.
04-22-2012, 11:03 AM
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I really like castrol, penzoil, redline and amsoil.
If you're already on a good brand try switching to a 5w40. If you're burning a lot of 'good' oil it means there is something wrong with your motor, which may or may not be an inexpensive fix. So switching to a thicker oil may help in the short term. If the 40 weight stops the burning, you're golden, if it doesn't look into getting the motor fixed.
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