Can I pump the oil out of my engine rather than use the drain plug?

I am considering using an oil pump to remove old engine oil via the dipstick hole instead of the more traditional method of jacking up the car and draining from the drain plug. Are there any drawbacks...

What oil does my car need?

What engine oil does my golf 1.9 TDI 2002 use? I don't want to put the wrong stuff in

Porsche oil usage

Should I be concerned that the oil usage in my recently purchased 15k mile 57 reg Cayman S is over the manufacturers limit of 1.5 litres per 1000km (actually 1.5l per 773 km). There is quite significant...

Why was I asked to pay for an oil top-up when my BMW 1 Series is covered by the BMW service deal?

You recently mentioned high oil consumption of BMW 4-cylinder petrol engines. I bought a BMW 1 Series convertible this year. A couple of months ago the oil warning light flashed on and, as I was local...

Why does my Volvo V70 use so much oil?

We bought a used 2006 Volvo V70 T5SE in April 2011 with 59,000 miles on the clock that continues to consume about a litre of engine oil every 2000 miles. We took the car to the dealership that supplied...

Excessive emulsified oil in Fiesta engine

The rocker cover of my Fiesta gets coated in a thick layer of 'salad cream' (which I assume is emulsified oil) very quickly (in a matter of weeks). It is now starting to block the oil filler/breather cap....

Vectra using oil

My car has gone through five litres of 5w 30 oil as recommended by Castrol website. What could be the problem?

Excessive oil consumption in a 1.4 TSI

In December 2010 I bought a Polo GTI 1.4TSI 180BHP, replacing my 2008 150Bhp Polo GTi. It was sold to me as being more economical fuel wise and having better performance. However, the original engine...

Changing the gearbox oil on a Golf

Taking your previous advice I persisted in asking my franchise dealer (bought car from them) every year about changing the transmission oil in my 55 plate Golf V. They always say there are no recommendations...

New car consuming too much oil

I've done 1100 miles in a new A-Class 180 CDI auto. I've tried to follow HJ's advice for running in a diesel. It's now telling me it needs a litre of engine oil. Is this normal? My Lexus RX3000 and my...