HJ's comments on oil consumption, DT.

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Sun 10 Jun 2007 02:13
HJ's comments on oil consumption, DT. - cheddar
In today's, er yesterday's DT, HJ commented on exsessive oil consumption, HJ rightly suggested that the oil consumption could be worn valve guide/seals etc though my interpretation of the correspondent's letter was that the excessive oil consumption only started immediately after a recent service (there is a reference to the possibility of a loose drain plug), i.e the car was fine before the service and has only consumed oil since the service.

Perhaps better that the correspondent gets the servicing garage to look at the problem on the basis that it has occurred since the service rather than scrap the engine.

Regards.

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Sun 10 Jun 2007 10:28
HJ's comments on oil consumption, DT. - Chris M
I agree with you cheddar regarding interpretation of the correspondent's letter, but then maybe what appeared in the DT wasn't the original letter that HJ replied to. HJ has commented in the past on the Editor changing words around in his replies and hence changing the meaning.

I imagine some of the readers letters are quite longwinded and require cutting down and perhaps the original meaning is lost by a non-motoring expert editor?
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Sun 10 Jun 2007 11:27
HJ's comments on oil consumption, DT. - Sprice
Maybe at the service they put too low a viscosity oil in?
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Sun 10 Jun 2007 11:42
HJ's comments on oil consumption, DT. - Altea Ego
maybe it was a bad news day and the letter was made up?
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Sun 10 Jun 2007 12:44
HJ's comments on oil consumption, DT. - nortones2
Its maybe coincidence in this case, but then its not unknown for a "service" to ruin a perfectly good engine. My first new car, Escort, picked up from the dealers routine sevice (6000 miles I think!) running on 3 cylinders. I identified which cylinder was dead, returned immediately, and picked up their loan car (Granada auto - result) whilst they ruminated. Outcome was a new engine. I suspect they'd had a mishap and hoped i wouldn't notice.
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Sun 10 Jun 2007 13:17
HJ's comments on oil consumption, DT. - David Horn
What, like the Titanic?! "Don't worry guv, that's normal that is, that 4th cylinder's just for appearances sake...."
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Sun 10 Jun 2007 13:24
HJ's comments on oil consumption, DT. - nortones2
Exactly. Maybe they thought the problem might be ignored until they could deny it?
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