car keeps on ssaying check oil ?

[ppuaar_polosport]

as said above this has happened 4 times since the begining of the year?
its a polo sport 100 1.4 petrol

bearing in mind its shy of 90 000 miles for a 2005 lol

any reasons why it would be losing oil ?
is it burning it ??
how can i check?
alo what oil are people using

regards pard

[K.I.T.T.]

1.4 16v sport engines drink a lot of oil apparently.

Chewy may be able to add some words of wisdom.

Ash

[chewy]

Its common for this engine to use oil

I am using 5w30 fully synthetic and its a little better but not much, try befriending someone who works in the trade and can get it cheap for you

Also I find keeping it topped up helps

[ppuaar_polosport]

cheers guys

really helpful

[RUM4MO]

Also I find keeping it topped up helps

Absolutely, by the way pard, how much oil did you add at a time - did you top it up to the top mark or just tip in a litre? Please tell me you are wiping the dipstick and re-dipping before adding oil - as the sump mounted "oil level sensor" might be faulty and opening and closing the bonnet would clear any spurious warnings. You can get fully synthetic oils from GSF quite cheaply.

[ppuaar_polosport]

yea of course i am doing that.

and it aint the sensor i had that checked from my dads mechanic. its been in today. but i jus wanted to clarify it lol