RS2 Oil Consumption

[blown_vr6]

1mm off the bottom of what - the min/max marker or the dipstick??
Whats your oil pressure like?
Any visible smoke on deceleration??start up??full boost??
GTX magnetec is nasty oil - its not even really a semi synthetic as its mineral based - not what id be using in an S2 anyway.

Pete.

[alg]

Mine uses oil. Maybe not as much. What spec oil ? Mine uses 5-40w quicker than 10-40w. It can be normal but check the oil cooler has not begun to leak.
Is there any evidence of oil from the exhaust (turbo seals) ? black smoke (lots of white normal as water in the exhaust system burns off)? black deposits on rear bumper above exhaust exit.
Need to check oil pressure &temp sensors in the engine block are not leaking. Finally if you draw a blank consider valve stem & or tappet problems
Get the car looked at by someone who understands the engine

[mak2503]

I have been using Castrol GTX Magnatec plus another Castrol in a gold bottle but I can't remember the name of it.

[GlynRS2]

I have never really had to top mine up between oil changes which I have done every 5,000 miles. So I would find that quite unusual. What oil are you using?

[mak2503]

My RS2 seems to have a drink problem.

Is it normal for her to go through 1 litre of oil every two weeks?

All I do is about 500 miles per week to and from work on mostly motorways travelling about 80mph.

The car has a slight knocking sound from the top of the engine which I have not heard before so I checked the oil and it is about a millimetre off the bottom so the oil is going somewhere.