using oil...

[drifta]

Hey guys,

Just wondering if anyone could help, my feroza elIII seems to be using a bit of oil at the moment, and I will admit it has done some kms (280+) but when I look in the engine bay or underneath the engine i cant see any real big amounts of oil dripping out.. it seems that I need to top the oil up once a week sometimes it goes from full to just off the bottom of the dipstick.. I asked my mechanic to give it a full service and check for leaks last time it was in but he couldnt find anything..

what would you do?

Cheers

Paul

[murcod]

Get a compression test on all cylinders first and see what that show up. (If you're not leaking oil then you must be burning it.)

[drifta]

I decided to change the oil over today.. had a good look under there and I noticed what looks like oil leaking from around the bottom of the engine, also on the right hand side of the rocker cover there seems to be a bit of oil seeping through..

When i got the car - I got my mechanic to do a major service: change the clutch, gearbox oil and rear main seal, so where else down the bottom of the engine does it usually leak? oil sump seal? hmm

[senergy]

if its using that much oil you should see a nice oil spot on the ground where you park it overnight. If not then check the panels above where your exhaust comes out at the back of the car, look for oil spots (black spots)

[HeathGQ]

check compression as Murcod said. But mine always used oil, for no apparent reason. about the same as you.

[RobF300]

This is where my leak is (still not fixed), leaks down to empty on the marker about once a month since i put some stop leak in it...
I have a new set of "sump seals"... The sump actually doesnt use a gasket, you need to use goo, and 2 small 2" seals for each end...
And you need to take the motor out to get to it :/ hence why i havnt done mine yet...