Can anyone tell me what sort approx` of oil consumption can I expect from a 1.6 Mk1 car - are they good on oil usage or depending on how you drive it do they commonly use a bit?
If ours use any at all it’s so negligible as to be immeasurable between oil changes, every 6k.
The Polo’s newer and uses a bit - but not enough to worry about even topping up between changes, also at every 6k.
Neither of my Mk1s ever lost oil between services, and the oil in them stayed remarkably clear and new-looking too! Wonderful cars
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I have done about 1500 miles since buying my first '5 and I have used about 1/4 pint of oil. I tend to use the loud pedal quite a lot. I have no leaks and she blows no smoke. Even the latest supercars use a little oil if you use them as intended. It is always good practice to check all fluids once a week, this way you can see a problem develop and act on it before disaster strikes.
Had my Mk 1 five years now (almost to the day) and only ever had to put in oil at oil change time. Generally most modern cars today are pretty economical on oil unless there is a problem and then it is most likely to be a leak.
i always used to check every week but now i am very bad checking the oil with this car because i have never had to top it up more than maybe a cupful between services. but then its only done 124000k.