mate told me he saw a lil bit of blue come out of my exhaust the other day upon very cold startup.

Is there anything to worry about as i know it needs an oil change and probably a service in the very near future.

if you dont have to top it up with oil very often between oil changes it is ok:thumbup:

i checked the oil the other morning too and it was fine if not a little dark hence need service and oil change. thanks for the reassurance. going in for 60k service. last thing i needed was to fork out for seals or rings this close to christmas

If it was a one-off occurance, no problem.

What if it did start to use oil regulary?

Mine used to go between services without using a drop, but recently it's started to drink :eek:

That would usually point to worn oil seals (valve stem or [hopefully not] turbo) or piston ring/bore wear (usually accompanied by a swish swish swish noise when cold, known as piston slap).

Hmmm no swish noises that i'm aware of, though the car has now done 112k.

Might get the garage to have a look when it next goes for a service.

Anything else to look out for?

I'm no expert (compared to the Ken's of this site), but my folks' old Volvo 240 started to use a bit of oil as it ticked past 100k - the old fella reckoned it was just because the piston rings were worn. It was down on power too (not that it had much in the first place ), so it's certainly a logical argument!

I'd be surprised if a modern engine like a 1.8T had significant bore wear at 112k, unless you're running way rich as a result of the remap, or as a coolant. More likely valve stem seals, or turbo seals if you regularly stop the engine without a cool-down period.

Something I've always done is to drive the last 5/10 minutes gently and then sit stationary with the engine running for 2-3minutes before turning the engine off.

Sounds most like valve stem seals then. They do go occasionally, but it's not epidemic like on 1980s Ford and GM Europe engines, where they went every 30_000 miles until a modified seal design was introduced.

Its a Turbo car and on a very cold startup they can give a slight puff of smoke occasionally especially if they are getting on in miles. Keep a check on your oil level as previously mentioned in this thread. If it is using a lot of oil then get it checked over. It might also be a good idea to give it an oil and filter change before winter sets in. Also when accelerating hard look in the rear view mirror or have a friend follow you to see if it smokes then. If it does then have it checked out. If not then it should be fine.

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