# Consuming Oil **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [January 7, 2010, 10:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/consuming-oil/42016 "2010-01-07T10:10:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eboleegh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@eboleegh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eboleegh)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 10:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/consuming-oil/42016/1 "2010-01-07T10:10:19Z")
If a car consumes much oil, what could be possible cause? what can also be done on the engine to remedied the situation, for insatnce if the car is an opel astra estate 1.6 petrol engine? ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 11:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/consuming-oil/42016/2 "2010-01-07T11:58:59Z")
How much oil over how many miles? What year is the car and how many total miles? Without information, we really can’t provide useful suggestions. ---
**Author:** ![eboleegh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@eboleegh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eboleegh)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/consuming-oil/42016/3 "2010-01-07T12:23:34Z")
Everyday we have to top up oil. 1997 model thak u ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/consuming-oil/42016/4 "2010-01-07T17:57:05Z")
And how many miles on the engine? When you top it up every day, how much does it need? Does it show blue smoke when you start and/or drive it? ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/consuming-oil/42016/5 "2010-01-07T23:48:34Z")
Heres a list, but it is not a diagnosis Valve cover gaskets front oil seals, cam and crank rear main seal oil pressure sending unit leak valve stem seals and guides plugged oil drain back passageways worn rings drain plug gasket oil filter gasket oil pan gasket ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 12:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/consuming-oil/42016/6 "2010-01-08T00:05:22Z")
Is it Leaking it or Burning it?? What country are you in? In the States, there is an additive product called “Restore” that can greatly reduce oil Burning…If it’s Leaking, fix the leak… ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/consuming-oil/42016/7 "2010-01-08T00:26:38Z")
The possible causes of excessive oil coonsumption are - excessive wear to rings and cylinder walls - gummed up oil rings - a leak…often through a worn and tired front main seal exascerbated by a plugged up Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) valve that allows pressure buildup in the crankcase pushing oil past the main seals and other seals - worn out valve stem seals that allow oil into the cylinders past the valves Do you put out a blue gray cloud when accelerating? When decelerating? Any puddles on the garage floor? How many miles on the engine? Has the engine lost ots oomph over the years?