benhowarth6 wrote:Cheers for that guys! As I said I know quite a bit about the oil issues as my brother had the fix and eventually the engine replaced on his last year! Are the oil issues usually fixed then after the repairs/replacement engine or do they still occur?
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Hi Ben, thats good then you do know about the history of these cars. I had a replacement engine a year ago, and thankfully all has been fine since. As mentioned, mine is also a 60 reg. Before that they replaced the piston rings which improved the situation but then it got worse again, and then they had a crankcase breather hose which they replaced but it did not do a thing on my engine.
There was also an ECU update with the crankcase breather hose.
Mine (at worse) was using 1 litre of oil per 600 miles, but since the engine has been replaced, I have only used 0.75 litres in 3,500 miles! I expect this to reduce as the mileage increases.
I bet your brothers one was a 60 reg or possibly an 11 plate!