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BIG BIG clouds of blue smoke? - Carpediem - 11-08-2018
not sure.........ive only done it once and thats because the car check light told me to lol
i know civic diesels can go through a filling of oil in 2k miles
BIG BIG clouds of blue smoke? - Lexusboy - 11-08-2018
Take your car to a garage and get them to check it for you.
It seems to need far to much oil.
BIG BIG clouds of blue smoke? - Carpediem - 11-08-2018
not sure on it need to much oil though, i dont recall it stating a top up on the service history??
my top up may of been the first?
will book it in
BIG BIG clouds of blue smoke? - Lexusboy - 11-08-2018
Sorry you said fuel been topped up I thought you said oil been top up 12-14 times
my fault
BIG BIG clouds of blue smoke? - Carpediem - 11-08-2018
haha thats cool
i dont own an RX8 :w00t:
BIG BIG clouds of blue smoke? - Carpediem - 11-08-2018
Booked in with lexus next tuesday for a free checkover and they will even wash it!!
BIG BIG clouds of blue smoke? - ormi - 11-08-2018
your egr is blocked very very common!!i do lots of these remove and clean......
the engine in your car is from a rav 4... also look for a blackish colour/ tint in your coolant bottle if their is your engine needs a rebuild the warranty was extended on the egr's and the rebuilds too 120,000 or 7 years but you must have a stamped up service book..
BIG BIG clouds of blue smoke? - Carpediem - 12-08-2018
hmm havent checked the coolant bottle, will do later
its going in on tuesday so should get sorted then? i'll mention the EGR to them also
service book is fully stamped up
BIG BIG clouds of blue smoke? - Steve@EdgeAutomotive - 23-08-2018
Another reason why cars would burn oil, is if the valve seals have gone. This would only cause blue smoke on startup because the oil running down. Happened on the Mrs Corsa.
Thats just another suggestion incase others come out clear.
Steve
BIG BIG clouds of blue smoke? - Carpediem - 24-08-2018
Cheers Steve,
Took it to lexus yesterday afternoon and they couldnt replicate the issue
however the oil was below minimum (although when i checked the other day it read half inch above maximum :blink:
Although the Service Tech tsaid that the IS220's oil check tube can sometimes retain enough oil to take a dodgy reading
so they've topped me up again and ive got to re-check after 500 miles and go back in after 1000 miles to check its not over-using the oil
if not then that appears to of been the issue