davew Posted November 2, 2015 Apologies if this comes up a lot. We have a 1.0L VVTi 2007. Uses a lot of oil - when I say a lot, I see my daughter every month or two (she lives in Hull and we are in Bolton) and invariably have to top the oil up from bottom marker back up to top. She commutes locally into Hull City Centre so not much mileage involved. There are no external oil leaks (in fact it is very clean/dry underneath). I have read lots of stuff on the web but I thought I would ask if anyone here has had the same experience. In the mean time I am going to get a mechanic to inspect/clean/change the PCV valve as that is one thing which is mentioned quite frequently. The other thing which is mentioned is possible faults with pistons/rings, but I have no idea if this is a real problem and if it applies to this engine. Any feedback would be good, just trying to find my way at the moment (and hoping it's not going to turn into a serious problem and render the car an economic write off). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikePR Posted November 2, 2015 What mileage is the car and what oil are you currently using? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davew Posted November 3, 2015 About 60K and using 5W30 synthetic either Halvoline or GTX Edge. Although I should add that Castrol recommend 0W30 Edge and I have just topped up with that only last weekend but I have only been using 5W30 all along. It was serviced last year and has probably done 3 or 4K since then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
