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>>I purchased the car about 1 Year old,the topping up >>oil was very frequent, about half a Litre per 1500 >>mile (very thirsty). >>I was using Vauxhall procedure to check oil level. >> >>I had an oil change I do this about every 3K miles >>because do low mileage per year. >>I use Halfords fully synthetic this was on offer '2 >>for the price of one' working out about £17.50 for 5 >>Litres not unreasonable. >>I also returned to checking oil after standing >>overnight on level ground. >>I am not which is\was solution to the oil consmption, >>now top ups not required between changes (3000 miles >>in my case) >>There is a theory the oil drains slowly ie more than 5 >>minutes stated by Vauxhall.If the oil is topped up it >>is overfilled and burns this excess oil. > >`Cor Blimey - what`s all this stuff about Vauxhall`s >using oil like dypso`s? I found this forum `cos I >thought to try finding out about V`s, after years of >Fords, (which are getting a bit pricey 2nd hand these >days - so look elsewhere?) > >Using a liter of oil in 1000 miles is crazy. My 1992 >JReg 2.0L 4x4 Sierra has 235,000 miles up and I put in >about a litre of oil a year. That`s over about 15,000 >miles but there is a slight seepage from the >camcovers. Sometimes I take pity and have it >serviced; about twice in the last three years. That >would include an oil change. So 15,000 miles per litre >is not quite accurate. > >I was thinking a V might do; no more! > >Thanks lads - I guess I`d better shop elsewhere. > >AS

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