New car oil consumption
 

Took delivery of new car a week ago. I have read loads of posts and FAQ info from this site which is a great source for information. I know the topic of oil consumption has been discussed in the past but thought I would share my experience in this new thread.

I went on a longish run yesterday after which I did my first fill up since I got the car. I filled up with 40litres of Super Unleaded as the fuel guage dropped to about 4 bars and I was unsure how accurate the guage would be. When I got home I checked the engine oil which needed almost 600ml to bring it back to the top mark. :yikes:
The car has now covered 300 miles. Has been carefully run in without going over 3500 revs so far. I will continue to keep a close eye on the oil level but hearing some scare stories on other threads I am becoming a bit paranoid about this. I hope the oil consumption falls off as the miles increase.

Do you know that the oil was at max when you got it??

In the first 9000 miles since I got my car I have probably put less than 500ml in as top up.

It was on the top mark when I got the car.
I thought it might use some in the early miles and as such I purchased a litre of oil at the dealership when I took delivery.

Not usual at all for any of the 04+ cars, which use a lot less oil than the 99-03 ones.

I couldn't have used more than 200-300ml in the first year of owning my 04, which was a stark contrast with my 02.

Keep an eye on it. If it continues doing it, it may be worth having a word with your dealer. It's certainly at odds with the vast majority of experiences I've read about on here from 04+ owners.

:iagree: I've only used about 1 litre in 40k for topping up.

I've got about 4k miles on the clock and never checked the oil!!

I will do this weekend though - didn't realise it was a problem.

:goodnight:

Have you been doing a lot more Vteccing?

That sometimes does it.

TBH, I wouldn't worry about it - mine drank like a fish until about 6,000, when it suddenly stopped.

Due to manufacturing tolerances, not every car will be exactly the same.

bscott?

Not THE bscott.....?

http://www.htfr.com/watermark/index.php?catno=MR217388

BANG! AND IT'S GONE....

Ahem. As you were. Back On topic....

not his engine I hope .... :LOL: