Oil consumption
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I've only checked my oil levels once or twice (once recently) and it does appear that I have burned some oil since my oil change last March. That was about... 5000 miles ago.
I checked the dipstick after driving it (and having just shut off the engine) and the oil appeared to be coming up to the bottom of the hashed area on the dipstick.
Oh, the car has about 60k miles on it.
I checked the dipstick after driving it (and having just shut off the engine) and the oil appeared to be coming up to the bottom of the hashed area on the dipstick.
Oh, the car has about 60k miles on it.
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I was surprised to see this warning about oil consumption in the Owner's Handbook:
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My previous XJ8, XK8 4.0 litre and XK8 4.2 litre never used any oil and Jaguar have never included this warning in other V8 model Handbooks.
I have consequently kept a close watch on oil level but even on two fast overnight trips of more than 700 miles each, the level has not dropped.
Graham
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My previous XJ8, XK8 4.0 litre and XK8 4.2 litre never used any oil and Jaguar have never included this warning in other V8 model Handbooks.
I have consequently kept a close watch on oil level but even on two fast overnight trips of more than 700 miles each, the level has not dropped.
Graham
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Any individual engine could be an oil eater but as a whole I do not believe that the large volume, low revving V8s would have any measureable oil consumption.
Unless you manualy shift how often do you reach the higher revs? The car has so much torque and shifts early. It really only uses a very narrow, low power band and is above 4,000rpm only if you floor it and then only for a few seconds. I observed that my XKR-S in sport mode does not use the 1 nor 6th gear at all unless I manually interfere. It may use the 6th on the Autobahn near top speed.
Unless you manualy shift how often do you reach the higher revs? The car has so much torque and shifts early. It really only uses a very narrow, low power band and is above 4,000rpm only if you floor it and then only for a few seconds. I observed that my XKR-S in sport mode does not use the 1 nor 6th gear at all unless I manually interfere. It may use the 6th on the Autobahn near top speed.
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I will resuscitate this old thread with one observation: on my cross-country drives, my car ALWAYS lose 1-2 quarts. No leaking, must come out of the tailpipes. Interesting to notice that highlighted selection from the owner's manual in post #8. I remember reading it and feeling better because those x-country trips are the only time that I can keep the car above 90MPH for long stretches, and above 110 for a while at times (and I'm doing it in high temperatures, as well).
So, yeah-- I lose oil during prolonged high-speed driving. And I use the 0-20. Car's now got about 60K miles.
So, yeah-- I lose oil during prolonged high-speed driving. And I use the 0-20. Car's now got about 60K miles.
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