Car Advice (51)
bubblesron: At that ,ileage it should be just about run in, not worn out.
Thats how i see it bubblesron..............
mechanics just rip women off !!! selfish money hungry pricks they are 
I took my car for tyres and a service... I get a call from the mechanic telling me the link and castor bushes had gone and needed replacing...
I asked how much.. he said.. one would cost $130 the other would cost $178 and do I want him to go ahead..
I said..
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I take my car to my friends mechanic... he has a look and says... yep the link bushes need replacing... and it would cost me $90 for him to do it cos he uses spiral bushes not straight ones cos they last longer (don't ask me ??
) and he couldnt see a problem with the castor bushes at all!!!
I took my car for tyres and a service... I get a call from the mechanic telling me the link and castor bushes had gone and needed replacing...
I asked how much.. he said.. one would cost $130 the other would cost $178 and do I want him to go ahead..
I said..
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I take my car to my friends mechanic... he has a look and says... yep the link bushes need replacing... and it would cost me $90 for him to do it cos he uses spiral bushes not straight ones cos they last longer (don't ask me ??
) and he couldnt see a problem with the castor bushes at all!!!
kezza007: Thats how i see it bubblesron..............
Don't let the dealer service it anymore. Find a reputable mechanic and get him to change your oil to a grade more suitable for an engine that's consuming oil.
kezza007: the 3mnths warrenty was out in may with the first service and two months after that i noticed the oil was down to half so it all started there. Techinally it is out of that 3mnths, but i have all dates and working on it...
I will stand there if have too lol thanks shell
I will stand there if have too lol thanks shell
How much is it using compared to how many kilometres?
bourbon: How much is it using compared to how many kilometres?
here is the last one 30/4/09 57791km they added 700ml then 15/6/09 60313km they added 1500ml
there is 2522km there between
All times inconsitant levels hey, mainly increasing. sometimes going down.
7mnth 600ml
9mnth 500ml
service 12mnth 800ml
1st mnth 800ml
3rd mnth 960ml
4th mnth 700ml
service 6mnth 1.5lt
Thanks everyone
i am going to look into every avenue of thisIf it's eating the oil (consuming internally) then it depends on how far you go, not how long between services.... but 1500ml for 2522km is definitely excessive.
Give them hell.
Give them hell.
ok... so what is NORMAL oil consumption??? 
blondeaozichick: ok... so what is NORMAL oil consumption???
There is no set amount that the engine should consume... but it shouldn't be eating more than 1000ml in 3000km.
My commodore has over 180,000 on the clock and it uses about 700-800ml in 3000km.
Running an engine hot or working it hard will increase oil consumption.
bourbon: There is no set amount that the engine should consume... but it shouldn't be eating more than 1000ml in 3000km.
My commodore has over 180,000 on the clock and it uses about 700-800ml in 3000km.
Running an engine hot or working it hard will increase oil consumption.
My commodore has over 180,000 on the clock and it uses about 700-800ml in 3000km.
Running an engine hot or working it hard will increase oil consumption.
makes a note to start keeping an eye on the kilometres in my car so I know when to check the oil but I know I wont
but hang on a minute
'i drive work cars and vans and I have been told numourous times not to worry about checking the oil cos it will be checked at each service (usually 10,000km yeah?
)blondeaozichick: makes a note to start keeping an eye on the kilometres in my car so I know when to check the oil but I know I wontbut hang on a minute
'i drive work cars and vans and I have been told numourous times not to worry about checking the oil cos it will be checked at each service (usually 10,000km yeah? )
'i drive work cars and vans and I have been told numourous times not to worry about checking the oil cos it will be checked at each service (usually 10,000km yeah? )
You should check your oil level regularly.
The sump on a commodore holds about 4000ml of oil... so you can go 10,000km without running out of oil, but I wouldn't drive that far without checking it.
The rate of consumption depends on a lot of things... even a car that doesn't normally consume excessive amounts of oil might start using more oil if, for example, driven hard in hot weather. An engine might develop a leak and this would deplete the oil too. At a minimum, I would be checking the oil level every 1000km.
bourbon: You should check your oil level regularly.
The sump on a commodore holds about 4000ml of oil... so you can go 10,000km without running out of oil, but I wouldn't drive that far without checking it.
The rate of consumption depends on a lot of things... even a car that doesn't normally consume excessive amounts of oil might start using more oil if, for example, driven hard in hot weather. An engine might develop a leak and this would deplete the oil too. At a minimum, I would be checking the oil level every 1000km.
The sump on a commodore holds about 4000ml of oil... so you can go 10,000km without running out of oil, but I wouldn't drive that far without checking it.
The rate of consumption depends on a lot of things... even a car that doesn't normally consume excessive amounts of oil might start using more oil if, for example, driven hard in hot weather. An engine might develop a leak and this would deplete the oil too. At a minimum, I would be checking the oil level every 1000km.
my car at the moment seems to be using a lot of oil.. the reason I have discovered this .. it keeps overheating,., i check the fluids..its ok.. i check the oil .. its low... went through 4 litres in 3 weeks... that was 4 weeks ago,, havent had to top it up since.. weird or what ??
blondeaozichick: my car at the moment seems to be using a lot of oil.. the reason I have discovered this .. it keeps overheating,., i check the fluids..its ok.. i check the oil .. its low... went through 4 litres in 3 weeks... that was 4 weeks ago,, havent had to top it up since.. weird or what ??
Overheating is generally a cooling system issue. Low oil level or old oil can make the engine run a bit hotter than normal as the engine isn't being lubricated as well as it should be... but that shouldn't cause an overheat. It's more likely the other way around, your car is overheating and that's causing the oil consumption to rise.
Your radiator expansion tank might be at the right level... but you can still overheat the engine if the radiator cores are blocked.
Another problem with commodores is the hose between the expansion tank and the radiator can become blocked and if that occurs, the expansion tank will always show the correct level regardless of what's happening in the radiator.
If the rings are going it will chew oil and blow smoke!
bourbon: Overheating is generally a cooling system issue. Low oil level or old oil can make the engine run a bit hotter than normal as the engine isn't being lubricated as well as it should be... but that shouldn't cause an overheat. It's more likely the other way around, your car is overheating and that's causing the oil consumption to rise.
Your radiator expansion tank might be at the right level... but you can still overheat the engine if the radiator cores are blocked.
Another problem with commodores is the hose between the expansion tank and the radiator can become blocked and if that occurs, the expansion tank will always show the correct level regardless of what's happening in the radiator.
Your radiator expansion tank might be at the right level... but you can still overheat the engine if the radiator cores are blocked.
Another problem with commodores is the hose between the expansion tank and the radiator can become blocked and if that occurs, the expansion tank will always show the correct level regardless of what's happening in the radiator.
that has happened !! i checked the coolant in the expansion tank and its fine.. i check it in the radiator... its used a tiny amount but not enough to justify the temp gauge rising to midway (it usually sits low on the gauge)but it has gone enoug for me to have to top it up slightly
bourbon: Overheating is generally a cooling system issue. Low oil level or old oil can make the engine run a bit hotter than normal as the engine isn't being lubricated as well as it should be... but that shouldn't cause an overheat. It's more likely the other way around, your car is overheating and that's causing the oil consumption to rise.
Your radiator expansion tank might be at the right level... but you can still overheat the engine if the radiator cores are blocked.
Another problem with commodores is the hose between the expansion tank and the radiator can become blocked and if that occurs, the expansion tank will always show the correct level regardless of what's happening in the radiator.
Your radiator expansion tank might be at the right level... but you can still overheat the engine if the radiator cores are blocked.
Another problem with commodores is the hose between the expansion tank and the radiator can become blocked and if that occurs, the expansion tank will always show the correct level regardless of what's happening in the radiator.
how do I know its the hose or the cores causing the overheating??
blondeaozichick: how do I know its the hose or the cores causing the overheating??
Take the hose off and blow through it... if you can't, then it's blocked.
bourbon: Take the hose off and blow through it... if you can't, then it's blocked.
check the clamps to see if they look coroded. A sign of a possible slow leak.
bourbon: Take the hose off and blow through it... if you can't, then it's blocked.
you want me to blow a hose ??
melty1: check the clamps to see if they look coroded. A sign of a possible slow leak.
nothing corroded... engine is pretty pristine for a 14 yr old car
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Here for some feedback on my oil consumption problem with my vehicle......
I brought my car from what i thought was a reputable dealer in Feb 2008, it's year of make is 2004, it had 33,000 on the clock and since July that year they have been doing an oil consumption test on my car. The car now only has 61.000 on the clock and it"s just over a year ago I brought the car. Every two months or less it is using from 500ml to 1.5lt being the most to date. .
They now tell me it is burning oil internally and the insurance only covers a $1.000 of it and they will put in $2.000 and i have to come up with $4.000 for them to put in a reconditioned motor in the car as they would not strip it down and find the problem could be more not worth it..
I paided 23.500.00 for this well 18,500.00 plus my trade in made the 23,500.00
I feel ripped off a year and four months later i have to come up with this money, specially seeing not an old car with lots of milage. I feel like going to the current affair shows and putting to them single parents pays good money for car and has to pay this out, in this amout of time after having car.
They come back at me that i broughta used car not a new car and it only had the three months used car warranty. I know this bit is so, but where is good will............
I have had different options as to just trading it in somewhere and put more to a new car.......... But this is my car i made it the way we like, nudge bar tinted windows etc........
I also am up for four new tyres (which i was excepting) about a $1.000
At that ,ileage it should be just about run in, not worn out.