Ford Mondeo car burning a lot of oil

Car: Ford Mondeo
Variant: 1.8lx
Model Year: 2004
Categories: Engine & Drivetrain
car is burning a lot of oil filling it with 2 litres per month
Posted: Oct 7, 2011 (13 years ago)
Depends on mileage , could be general engine wear on pistons / rings , valve guides etc .Usually see blue smoke at rear and smell if burning oil .
Posted Oct 8, 2011 (13 years ago)
hi car has done 59 000 miles and no blue smoke and no oil mark on drive so isnt a leak any ideas thanks
Posted Oct 9, 2011 (13 years ago)
A few complaints about oil consumption on that car .


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Tue 13 Nov 2007 22:38 2002 - 1.8 petrol, Oil Consumption -

There have been oil consumption issues with that engine. They were often run in on full synthetic, which stopped some of them bedding-in the rings and they will always use a bit of oil.

One litre per 1000 miles isn't desperate - just keep it topped up, as the last one I saw do this was allowed to run out of oil and these can't be rebuilt.

The new engine was properly commissioned and doesn't use a drop, but a few litres of oil would have been a lot cheaper.....

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Posted 16 April 2011 - 01:35 PM

Rings are a common problem when a mondeo is using oil. Valve stem oil seals, not sure what the test for these would be but i think blue smoke would be a sign.


Rings. Took me about 8 hours plus about £150 in parts (rings, bearing shells and head gasket kit).

Posted Oct 9, 2011 (13 years ago)

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