Oil usage

[probedb]

Mine uses more than I'd expect, more than a rotary and that's saying something since that actually burns the stuff as part of the combustion cycle.

In at R-Tech on Weds so swapping to Millers 5w40 and hope that lowers the usage.

I've very paranoid since I had an engine fail as a result of oil pump failure. Hence the balance shaft delete going in on Weds as well :D

[bobby_fodge]

Mine uses more than I'd expect, more than a rotary and that's saying something since that actually burns the stuff as part of the combustion cycle.

In at R-Tech on Weds so swapping to Millers 5w40 and hope that lowers the usage.

I've very paranoid since I had an engine fail as a result of oil pump failure. Hence the balance shaft delete going in on Weds as well :D

Are you going to cut the balance shafts and remove them?

[GVK]

That's pretty good!
 Bloody mayo all over the oil cap and in the rocker cover.  Damn those short journeys over winter!

Mines the same with mayo in the winter, what pi55es me off are the guys like Calvins car diary on you tube that say that its deffo a head gasket failure with mayo on an oil cap. 

[probedb]

Are you going to cut the balance shafts and remove them?

Whatever R Tech do as they're doing the work :)

[bobby_fodge]

Are you going to cut the balance shafts and remove them?

Can you post about how they do the delete please?
Whatever R Tech do as they're doing the work :)

[Ricky123]

That's pretty good!
 Bloody mayo all over the oil cap and in the rocker cover.  Damn those short journeys over winter!

Mines the same with mayo in the winter, what pi55es me off are the guys like Calvins car diary on you tube that say that its deffo a head gasket failure with mayo on an oil cap. 

Yer I no what you mean about these car youtubers... I’ve had people in the past come to look at cars I’ve been selling and quoted what a youtuber has said for something

Mayo on the cap can be an indication of head gasket failure but it would never put me off when viewing a car.. time of year, what journeys the car has been on recently, how long it’s been sat etc can all cause condensation build up which can then cause mayo.

How the car is running, what does the coolant and oil look like, what’s it like on cold start and what’s the temp gauge reading are the things they should be telling there viewers too look at.

[Dan_FR]

R-Tech will leave the balance shafts in place. Lock the shafts, pulley done up properly, not just 'windy gun'd' on and they'll be fine