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    Posted: 07 May 07 at 21:50

Over the last week i have travelled about 600miles   but i have put in 6 litres of oil , there is some oil spray on the rear hatch

What do you think the problem is and what is the fix ,   I was thinking of upgrading my engine any info would be welcome

 

My engine is a 1.6td

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 May 07 at 23:07
Is there oil on the exhaust ? my cs engine used to force oil up dipstick
tube & it would drip onto exhaust. It was shortly before the engine died,
the previous owner had the wrong dipstick in & was running with 7 litres
of oil.
It's worth checking
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 May 07 at 22:38

Thanks Ben5 for your reply

I have took my turbo of today to find it full of oil and the blade to but loose , so i have swap one of another van which seem to of help a lot drove a lot better on the way home i will look at the oil lever over the next few days

 

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