Ozzy Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 Anybody know what the accepted norm would be over a couple of thousand miles or so 🤔 Unless I did'nt check it properly last time, It looks like I may have used 1/2 litre over approx 1800 miles. It's definately not burning it though. Oz. Still Shaking. 6 speed 1600k Supersport (keep forgetting to tell people what it is!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent7 Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 My 1.8 doesn't use any over 3-4000 miles. It is relatively early in it's life at the moment with just 13500 miles. (and anybody that points out the plume of smoke coming from the back of mine at Bedford - that's down to an overfill from the one and only time I let someone else change the oil on my car ) Kent7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozz Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Oz My 1.6SS has done about 20K and over the last 1000miles has not used or lost any oil. Has your's had a particularly hard life Bozz It's not MANGO it's TANGO (McLaren Orange and Black 1.6SS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 It's definately not burning it though. Wellll... ...there are only two ways to lose oil AFAIK - burn or leak... So, if you are sure it's not burning it, where is it leaking from??? Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Walker Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 When I used to run a stock 1.6SS I would use upto 1/2 L on a track day and 1/4 per 1000 miles on the road. I have never come across an engine that uses no oil that would worry me. Edited by - Rob Walker on 5 Sep 2005 08:31:36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Rich_Bernie Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Half a litre in 1800miles in a negligible amount - stop worrying! If its burning you won't notice blue smoke at that rate. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted September 5, 2005 Author Share Posted September 5, 2005 One thing I did notice a few months ago. There seemed to be a slight streak of oil where the bellhousing meets the gearbox. At the time I thought it may be a slight leak from the g/box, although it can't be anything significant. There's never any oil on the floor. Is it possible that it's coming from the engine end? Maybe from the end of the crankshaft. Anyway, I'll check the oil again after 500 miles, to see if it's used any more. Oz. Still Shaking. 6 speed 1600k Supersport (keep forgetting to tell people what it is!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 There seemed to be a slight streak of oil where the bellhousing meets the gearbox. Hard to say without looking at it. FWIW, my 5-speed is covered in oil. There's a slight leak from the prop seal - but most of it is just from the vent on the top-cover. I'm sure my box is always slightly overfilled. You should be able to tell what sort of oil it is by getting some on your finger and sniffing it (no, really...). Engine oil is pretty innocuous - but gearbox oil *stinks*... Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash.Bailey Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 if its the rear crank seal then the engine side of the flywheel will have oil on it most probably . If its the gearbox selector leaking then the oil will smell of cats piss . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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