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Does anybody know what could be causing my P reg 115k miles diesel Astra to be burning oil all the time? It was serviced two months ago and the oil level is still ok.Worried single Mum of two!
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could jsut be age of the vehicle, diesels are prone to burn a bit of oil.
is the oil you put in any thinner than what has been used before?
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What do you mean by 'burning oil'? Is the oil level dropping, or is it just a smoky exhaust?
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Oil level isn't dropping. On starting up there has always been smoke, which I put down to diesel. This is persistant smoke out of the exhaust even if standing or being driven.
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If the oil level is not falling but it is producing smoke from exhaust:
1. the fuellling may be too rich (age).. is the smoke blue, black, grey or white.
2. There may be a gasket gone and water in oil and what you see is steam (check water level.. if OK this is wrong)..
I suspect 1.. if so then it may fail MOT emissions test... if smoke is black/sooty then mixture too rich...
Or have you driven it lotsofshort trips , no long ones? May just need a long fast journey to clean it out...
madf
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Worn or faulty injector pump or injectors will cause smoking on a diesel. Try sticking some injector cleaner (for diesel) in the tank and give it a good run. May not do anything, but won't cost much to try.
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Hmmmmm.....sell it, pdq?
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