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YOUR RESEARCHOil consumption / condition of engine ? - Page 1 - Porsche General - PistonHeads UK

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Run opel up

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I ran my opel up to 250k on synthetic and oil consumption never varied from about half a litre per 6k throughout that time.

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Run engine in

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Does this mean the previous owner ran the engine in with kid gloves, thereby ensuring all seals & joints bedded in perfectly?

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Leading evidence: 'Run opel up' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'opposite' (1 discussions; 0 report identifying it and 1 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Run engine in' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Use few months back

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I had bought it used a few months back.

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opposite

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If it means anything at all, it is more likely the opposite actually.

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Run engine in

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Does this mean the previous owner ran the engine in with kid gloves, thereby ensuring all seals & joints bedded in perfectly?

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Run engine in too gently can lead

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Running a new engine in too gently can lead to glazed bores, which increases oil consumption.

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Run engine in

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Does this mean the previous owner ran the engine in with kid gloves, thereby ensuring all seals & joints bedded in perfectly?

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Run engine in too gently can lead

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Running a new engine in too gently can lead to glazed bores, which increases oil consumption.

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Run opel up

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I ran my opel up to 250k on synthetic and oil consumption never varied from about half a litre per 6k throughout that time.

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Use few months back

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I had bought it used a few months back.

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Use reasonable amount of throttle and revs

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More modern thinking about running in is that it is a good idea to use a reasonable amount of throttle and revs to bed everything in.

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opposite

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If it means anything at all, it is more likely the opposite actually.

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POST 1Original post

I get about half a litre per 6k. IMO having to top up between oil changes is indicative of a buggered engine. Also IMO the 10k service intervals on mineral oil cars these days means that most shopping trolleys are fit for breaking after about 30k. I ran my opel up to 250k on synthetic and oil consumption never varied from about half a litre per 6k throughout that time. this went with no loss of power through the rev range.

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If it means anything at all, it is more likely the opposite actually. Running a new engine in too gently can lead to glazed bores, which increases oil consumption. More modern thinking about running in is that it is a good idea to use a reasonable amount of throttle and revs to bed everything in.

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Does anyone know if there is any direct correlation between the two? My '99 C4 (53k miles) does not seem to comsume ANY oil between services (maybe 1 litre per 8k miles). I had bought it used a few months back. Does this mean the previous owner ran the engine in with kid gloves, thereby ensuring all seals & joints bedded in perfectly? What oil consumption does everyone else get?

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