987Monkey Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 14 hours ago, JimP said: Should I be worried now...I'm looking for a Gen 2 model...? Just don't listen to the doom merchants and you'll be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brushwood69 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 So, Where does the oil go? 1. In the exhaust? Would you see a lot of smoke when running? (ignoring startup smoke after long standing) 2. Cats deal with it and you see no smoke? 3. RMS can this loose enough? 4. Magic? Mine uses a bit of oil but I don't see any smoke after the first few minutes? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilCS Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 57 minutes ago, brushwood69 said: So, Where does the oil go? 1. In the exhaust? Would you see a lot of smoke when running? (ignoring startup smoke after long standing) 2. Cats deal with it and you see no smoke? 3. RMS can this loose enough? 4. Magic? Mine uses a bit of oil but I don't see any smoke after the first few minutes? Cheers How much is a bit?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brushwood69 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 2 to 3 bars in 500miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD2016 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 I've topped up 1 increment (400ml) in 3,500 miles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilCS Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 ^ agree, that's an awful lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbarry1977 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 one of the main reason I traded mine in. What happens to it. Well assuming it's not a leak. Oil passes ses by the side of the rings from the crankcase to the combustion chamber. It's then ignite and burnt (blue smoke) I would imagine some of it is captured by the cats (pretty sure oil isn't good for the metals in the cat and shortens there serviceable life). Some will be captured(stuck) in the exhaust, hence the very black/sooted tailpipe on mine. Other than that I'm not sure really. Maybe some of the oil is so fine it just goes out the exhaust and you don't see it unless on very high revs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brushwood69 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 I'ts been like that for 3 years of my ownership. I do have a small weep on the RMS but no smoke apart from startup. The car is only used once every couple of weeks and as such does smoke for a couple of minutes at first startup. Then its clean and its this lack of evidence of continuous loss combined with any real information on what happens to the oil that leaves me in a 50:50 world where sometimes I think all is good and the loss is a lot less so maybe 1 bar per 500m and I know I burn some each time I start it up. Hey Ho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbarry1977 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, brushwood69 said: i don't think you always see blue smoke. Mine for example never made more than a small puff of smoke on start up. It wasn't leaking oil. I had a new build house with pristine red brick driveway and there wasn't a spot of oil. My thought was that at higher rpm it must be burning oil. Not at idle. Edited July 28, 2016 by markbarry1977 Sorry somehow my last post ended up as a quote from previous poster. Not sure how that happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Blue Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 Half way around NC500 and 800 miles so far. No movement in oil indicator :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twopointnine Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 My 2.9 has done 73k, I've done 6k and never had to top up the oil which still registers as full on the electronic oil level indicator despite the occasional blue smoke on start-up - should I be worried? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richjar Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 20 minutes ago, twopointnine said: My 2.9 has done 73k, I've done 6k and never had to top up the oil which still registers as full on the electronic oil level indicator despite the occasional blue smoke on start-up - should I be worried? No, using no oil is perfect. Boxer engines type layout can naturally have smoke on start-up especially if left for a while as the oil lays in its horizontal bores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 On 27 July 2016 at 22:02, brushwood69 said: 2 to 3 bars in 500miles ... you can buy it in bars now? Just pop a few squares into the filler. What a great idea. Saves mess when the wind catches the last trails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twopointnine Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 1 hour ago, DJMC said: ... you can buy it in bars now? Just pop a few squares into the filler. What a great idea. Saves mess when the wind catches the last trails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Blue Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 ok, so back from NC500, 1800 miles later. No movement on oil indicator. Good result. Averaged 28.9 mpg. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v800mjh Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 On 02/08/2016 at 19:57, Cobalt Blue said: ok, so back from NC500, 1800 miles later. No movement on oil indicator. Good result. Averaged 28.9 mpg. Driving like a fairy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Tom Posted August 20, 2016 Administrators Share Posted August 20, 2016 On 02/08/2016 at 19:57, Cobalt Blue said: ok, so back from NC500, 1800 miles later. No movement on oil indicator. Good result. Averaged 28.9 mpg. More importantly how was the trip?! Photos?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 On 9 August 2016 at 12:49, v800mjh said: Driving like a fairy? Foot to the floor for it to be that low!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Blue Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 The trip was great, especially the West coast. Not too much traffic. The journey from Edinburgh to Inverness on the A9 was painfully, with average speed cameras along the entire route. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Beanoir™ Posted August 21, 2016 Founder Share Posted August 21, 2016 Those beaches look amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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