Engine burning oil?

1. saxomatt01 Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2007 penn,w-ton Posts: 373 citroen saxo vtr.

   #1 29th July 2008, 16:02

   HI CAN ANYONE GIVE ME ANY FEEDBACK AS TO WHY MY ENGINE IS BURING OIL???
   HAVE BEEN TOLD IT MIGHT BE THE PISTON RINGS.
   ANY HELP WOULD BE GRATEFUL.
2. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

   #2 29th July 2008, 16:09

   the person who told you it could be the piston rings is right.. Oil leaks past them into the combustion chamber
3. gdwelsh Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 Skelton - Saltburn Posts: 826 306 GTi-6 / Saxo VTS

   #3 29th July 2008, 16:09

   Valve stem oil seals...
   
   Common on these I do believe... this happened to me years back on a 106 xsi (same block)
4. saxomatt01 Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2007 penn,w-ton Posts: 373 citroen saxo vtr.

   #4 29th July 2008, 16:13

   cheers,how much am i looking at to fix this??
5. gdwelsh Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 Skelton - Saltburn Posts: 826 306 GTi-6 / Saxo VTS

   #5 29th July 2008, 16:18

   couple of hundred at a garage... head needs removing.
   
   I'm sorry I don't have anything brighter to say... other then possibly drop a 16v lump in, I did this on the XSi.
6. samcook Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2005 evesham, worcs United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3813 197 cup

   #6 29th July 2008, 16:20

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by saxomatt01 cheers,how much am i looking at to fix this??

   how much is it burning?
7. saxomatt01 Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2007 penn,w-ton Posts: 373 citroen saxo vtr.

   #7 29th July 2008, 16:22

   fair bit tbh.
8. samcook Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2005 evesham, worcs United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3813 197 cup

   #8 29th July 2008, 16:47

   how much is a fair bit?
   are you having to top it up every week?
9. RCD-Performance Established Member Joined: Dec 2007 Southampton Posts: 2278

   #9 31st July 2008, 13:53

   Could be a few things.
   
   Stem seals or rings are the things that pop straight to mind.