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Ok as described my hdi is burning abit of oil. Managed to measure it and appears to be half the dipstick (300/500ml) every month.
Is this a call for concern?
Cars stage 2 on its 2nd turbo. While running theres no smoke. Let it sit on idle for a while to give it a boot it smokes white a wee bit.
Inside the cooler pipes theres a light black film of oil
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A little oil in the inlet is normal, the white smoke and losing oil would indicate it's leaking on the exhaust side.
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Got a couple of leaks to tend to aswell, a rocker and possibly sump gasket. If the sump is leaking its a minor weep but could be the oil from the rocker
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Make sure you're running the right grade of oil too. My Passat drank oil when using 10w40 but on 5w30 it doesn't seem to touch it... Just a thought.
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