Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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I'm never had to top up on oil before but checked the oil on the pug this morning and was a 1/4 left  I only checked it last weekend and don't really trash it. Probably done 500ish miles since i last checked.
No oil on the drive so don't think it's leaking.
WEIRD!
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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blue smoke out of exhaust?
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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It's white smoke. Engine has done 2700 miles.
Everything seems ok, it weird.
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Superlite Ltd.
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Registered: 9th Jan 07
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
It's white smoke. Engine has done 2700 miles.
Everything seems ok, it weird.
Shouldn't be using oil with that mileage, even though it is French.
Were you parked on a hill? 
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Kathryn W
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Registered: 12th Oct 03
Location: Widnes, Cheshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
I'm never had to top up on oil before
A reason to why all your cars have broke?
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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Originally it was a cold engine parked on a hill and 3/4 full. So warmed the engine and parked it on the flat. Decided it was even lower 
Put some oil in now, proper Total 10 40 stuff off pug. If it does it again it's going back
No Kathryn! I always check the levels. It was my abusive driving that fucked up my other cars tbh  Drive sensible now..
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ClaireF
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Registered: 1st Nov 05
Location: hurlford, scotland Drives: corsa again
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headgasket???
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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new engine use a bit of oil...
just top it off (dont over fill) and check it daily, then weekly to measure how much its using.
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Marshall
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Registered: 10th Nov 05
Location: Boston, Lincs Drives: 1.4 Sport & 2.2 astra
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think most manufacturers say to allow for a litre every 1000 miles.
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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Can overfilling damage the engine Adam?
I'll give it another check in the morning, just to see where we are. Won't get around to it until next weekend then due to the dark nights and my long working days.
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csweatherston
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Registered: 16th Jan 06
Location: Devon
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fill it up till you can see the cams swimming....
it wont hurt
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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dont OVERFILL
Oil gets airated (bubbles in it) from getting pounded by the crank... bubbles lead to oil stavation... oil starvations leads to fecked big ends
Also you'll prob get it sucked up standard beather system and into the TB and then into the combustion... mmmm, smoke screen
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
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The don't overfill is the bit i was looking for
I don't know fuck all about cars really, just little bits.
Cheers though!
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