|
Not logged in [Login - Register] |
You Are Not Registered Or Not Logged In |
Corsa Sport » Message Board » Help Zone, Modification and ICE Advice » Oil for my x16xe (PS there is more to it) » Post Reply
|
carnuts |
posted on 20th Feb 08 at 22:26 |
i didnt see any smoke ever till the de cat that just unveiled it i think tbh i wish i had just gone for a sports cat but hey lesson learnt (not due to smoking due to sound and petrol increase) | |
Warren G |
posted on 20th Feb 08 at 22:26 |
might me whys its like intermitant smoking | |
gavin18787 |
posted on 20th Feb 08 at 22:22 |
was thinking about a de-cat, but i can see some smoke already :o | |
carnuts |
posted on 20th Feb 08 at 22:18 |
nah x20xev mine is smoking just on idle then clears none when reving not even hard but its still under what the book says it can use but the amount of times i hear from people that theres is using oil and they are most of the engines tbh even gsis | |
Warren G |
posted on 20th Feb 08 at 22:14 |
quote: z16xe by anychance they drink oil :o | |
gavin18787 |
posted on 20th Feb 08 at 22:13 |
fecking vauxhalls :lol: | |
carnuts |
posted on 20th Feb 08 at 22:02 |
yeah and half of the astra mk4s mate i got same problem with mine burning oil not alot but a bit but then its in the limits of what they say it can | |
gavin18787 |
posted on 20th Feb 08 at 21:54 |
just looked in my hand book and it is indeed the same for the x16xe :lol: | |
Limecat |
posted on 20th Feb 08 at 20:11 |
I suppose if you set expectations really low then it is kind of hard to dissapoint! :lol: | |
gavin18787 |
posted on 20th Feb 08 at 19:09 |
:lol: they didnt hold out much hope for these engines did they :lol: | |
Limecat |
posted on 20th Feb 08 at 18:39 |
quote: 2.2 pints per 1000 miles, thats about 1.25 litres. | |
gavin18787 |
posted on 20th Feb 08 at 10:46 |
I am thinking of trying this atm http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_253933_langId_-1_CarSelectorCatalogId__CarSelectorGroupId__varient__categoryId_77303_crumb_33958-31345-53252_parentcategoryrn_77303 | |
gavin18787 |
posted on 20th Feb 08 at 08:37 |
Anyone got a link to the vaux document that says that? Seems alot :! | |
Limecat |
posted on 20th Feb 08 at 02:46 |
What do you call 'using a bit of oil' as I know the C16XE is classed as normal if using 1 litre per thousand miles according to Vauxhall, so I see little reason why an engine which is essentially similar (stroke/bore) should be any different. | |
gavin18787 |
posted on 19th Feb 08 at 20:47 |
Looking for some oil for my x16xe engined corsa. It is currently running 10 - 40 semi synthetic oil. |