V8V Oil Consumption. What is normal for yours?

[KarlFranz]

I just added about 1.5 litres of TWS after approximately 2,500 miles. Does this seem normal to most of you?

It would appear that, between oil and fuel consumption, this is one thirsty car!

[brumma]

I've put about 2k miles on my '07 V8V and haven't needed to ad any oil yet.

[xraybloke]

brumma said:

I've put about 2k miles on my '07 V8V and haven't needed to ad any oil yet.

Snap for my '06 V8V...

[macpaul]

I have to put in about a litre for every 1,500-odd miles, which seems to me very heavy consumption.

No leaks or blue exhaust smoke, just gets burnt presumably. Oil does get pretty dirty.

[bogie]

mmm...I guess they vary on how they are driven (motorway, town, track etc)and age of engine

Over 60K miles, ive sometimes put 2-4 litres in as top up between services at 10K miles

over last couple of years 1-2 Litres between 40-50-60K miles

[LC23]

Mine didn't use a drop between services (approx. 6,000 miles).

[Jockman]

LC23 said:

Mine didn't use a drop between services (approx. 6,000 miles).

Me too (5,000 miles).

Macpaul, you seem to be using a lot of oil. Might the discolouration signify some sort air / moisture contamination ??

[macpaul]

I wondered if there was something wrong but Rick said it all looked OK.

Still weird.

[mikey k]

bogie said:

mmm...I guess they vary on how they are driven

Bingo - I was surprised by mine when I put 2 litres in after 4k miles of Alps
I've spoken to the master tech at the dealer, the service manager and Rick and got the same reply.
Drive the V8 hard and it will use oil, drive the V12 hard and it will use more than the V8.

ETA Dealer checked mine over not a single drop or leak anywhere. So it's burning off (exhaust tips do get black)

Edited by mikey k on Friday 1st July 20:07

[macpaul]

For info, I've just come back from a trip to the south of France and back and rather than the 1,500 miles-a-litre I get over here, the car used about 750ml on a 2,100 mile, mainly autoroute, run.

How you drive obviously does make a difference.

[Shmee]

macpaul said:

For info, I've just come back from a trip to the south of France and back and rather than the 1,500 miles-a-litre I get over here, the car used about 750ml on a 2,100 mile, mainly autoroute, run.

How you drive obviously does make a difference.

I'm about to be driving down there, must remember to fill it up properly before. Then comes the challenge of finding the thread with info about what I need to do blah blah...

[Neil1300R]

Shmee said:

I'm about to be driving down there, must remember to fill it up properly before. Then comes the challenge of finding the thread with info about what I need to do blah blah...

Or just RTFM it!
Or read the instructions printed round the filler.

[Shmee]

Neil1300R said:

Or just RTFM it!
Or read the instructions printed round the filler.

Yep one of those. I'll challenge myself to try and do it tonight, let's see.

[mikey k]

Take a litre with you Castrol 10W60 is not easy to find over there.

[Jockman]

Shmee said:

I'm about to be driving down there, must remember to fill it up properly before. Then comes the challenge of finding the thread with info about what I need to do blah blah...

Hey Shmee, you´re brave taking your Aston on a Club 18-30 holiday, I should say.

I think the destructions on the inferior V8 engine were something along the lines of...

1. Start Up
2. Take to 2000 revs for 30 secs
3. Leave for 30 secs
4. Take reading on dipstick
5. Go and buy a DB9.

Bonnes Vacannces

[Murph7355]

macpaul said:

I have to put in about a litre for every 1,500-odd miles, which seems to me very heavy consumption.

No leaks or blue exhaust smoke, just gets burnt presumably. Oil does get pretty dirty.

Unless you've switched it to a 2-stroke, that's way too much IMO.

[mikey k]

Murph7355 said:

macpaul said:

I have to put in about a litre for every 1,500-odd miles, which seems to me very heavy consumption.

No leaks or blue exhaust smoke, just gets burnt presumably. Oil does get pretty dirty.

Unless you've switched it to a 2-stroke, that's way too much IMO.

-1 depends on how it is driven