2003 Vauxhall Zafira oil

Tiny
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  • 2003 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • MANUAL
  • 37,600 MILES
My car is using quite abit of oil but it is not leaking on the floor any ideas
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 AT 9:11 AM

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Tiny
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Hi there,

Are you using mineral or synth oil? And are you seeing blue smoke on start up and heavy throttle settings?

Mark (mhpautos)
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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 AT 5:20 AM
Tiny
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Hi my car has no blue smoke at start and no heavy throttle setting but not sure on oil whether synthetic or not
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Thursday, October 14th, 2010 AT 5:54 AM
Tiny
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Hi there,

I would change the oi l& filter and use a mineral based oil, start here.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Thursday, October 14th, 2010 AT 7:30 AM

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