Oil loss

[SophOwen]

Hi guys
So I have a 2004 1.2 16v dynamique and I've done just under 2000miles in it. Not long after getting it, I done an oil service on it. I know I put in the correct amount and have checked for leaks. I've lost around about 2ltrs and had to top it up last Friday, checked it again this morn. And needed another half litre. Any ideas. Cam cover has light misting but not nearly the same as I am losing.
Help!

 

[RIC172]

Is it using a lot of coolant too?

 

[SophOwen]

Is it using a lot of coolant too?

Nope. Never had to once top up coolant if you were thinking a long lines of head gasket I don't think it is. No other indicators

 

[RIC172]

That’s a good sign, although the oil must be burning if it’s not leaking anywhere. Just double check the sump plug and oil filter are tight enough

 

[White16valver]

Put a large piece of cardboard underneath the car when you park it up for the night and see if anything is dripping out overnight.

FWIW my valver used to do 1litre per 1000 miles IIRC.

 

[Typhoon]

The head gaskets rarely go on these but always worth checking for oil mayo. Anything round the sump seal?

 

[SophOwen]

The head gaskets rarely go on these but always worth checking for oil mayo. Anything round the sump seal?

Nope. No mayo and nothing round sump

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

From personal experience I'd put it down to the joys of French car ownership. If it's not visibly coming from the rocker cover gasket and its def not mayo on the dip stick I'd suggest it could be losing oil through the valve stem oil seals?

worth looking to see if your air intake shows evidence of oil as your engine will happily dump oil here through a breather pipe (unless that's just 172s?)

 

[rik220]

The head gaskets rarely go on these but always worth checking for oil mayo. Anything round the sump seal?

Head gaskets do go in the earlier D4F engines and they pretty much all have mayo in the oil cap.

 

[oilman]

Hi guys
So I have a 2004 1.2 16v dynamique and I've done just under 2000miles in it. Not long after getting it, I done an oil service on it. I know I put in the correct amount and have checked for leaks. I've lost around about 2ltrs and had to top it up last Friday, checked it again this morn. And needed another half litre. Any ideas. Cam cover has light misting but not nearly the same as I am losing.
Help!

What oil did you put in it?

Cheers,

Guy

 

[SophOwen]

What oil did you put in it?

Cheers,

Guy

5w40

 

[SophOwen]

It's all good peeps. Made a rookie error somewhere. Sump bolt

 

[JamesBryan]

?

 

[SophOwen]

???

 

[chris blue]

sump plug always needs a new copper washer....

 

[SophOwen]

sump plug always needs a new copper washer....

It got one but is leaking anyway so I've either not done it up properly or have overtightened

 

[NorthloopCup]

It got one but is leaking anyway so I've either not done it up properly or have overtightened

Steel or aluminium sump? And you should know better than to overtighten a sump plug!! ?

 

[SophOwen]

Steel or aluminium sump? And you should know better than to overtighten a sump plug!! ?

Steel. I torqued it to the autodata figure lols ?

 

[NorthloopCup]

Steel. I torqued it to the autodata figure lols ?

What jobs they got you doing at work then?

 

[SophOwen]

What jobs they got you doing at work then?

All sorts. Started out mostly servicing but then they realised I was more comfortable and quicker at diag and figuring out recalls. Especially the heater blower connection and battery cable ones.