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Hi Mate I would go back to the dealership, tell them you have noticed excessive engine oil consumption, what they will do is conduct an oil consumption test, they will fill up your engine oil levels to full, then tell you to drive 3000kms and bring the car back to them, they will then measure...

Thanks for the info Jarp!

Hi guys Just wondering if anyone knows whether the auto gearbox for the VE SV6 SIDI series I has a downshift rev-limiter. Eg, If you attempt to down shift into a gear when your speed is above the rev-limit for that particular gear, does the computer deny that shift? Regards

Just went to the dealer this morning, they topped up half a litre of engine oil (5W-30) grade, will come back in 3000kms and re-test how much oil is left. They didn't find any leakages so it should be an internal problem.

My SV6 is semi-auto, I drove around for 20 minutes and let the engine rest for 10 minutes, when I checked the oil level it showed abit more than when it was checked cold, but one side of the dip stick always shows more than the other half. I've written down the times which I checked and...

The engine oil level, other fluids and electronics of the car were checked at 3000kms. There was no indication of excessive engine oil consumption or other faults. Ideally people may check their engine oil and all other fluids every week. If the engine oil level is low, the 'Check oil'...

Misread my odometer....It's currently at 10387kms and I last topped up at 8293kms So that's alittle over 2000kms and the engine oil dipstick is already indicating less than half full...:help:

Yeah true, I emailed the dealer last night and booked a service for the end of this week. I saw from another forum/thread that if there is still excessive engine oil consumption, then the dealer may take the car in to replace the piston rings. Since the service intervals are 15,000kms...

Well, I did abit of reading about running in the engine. There is actually a section in the owners manual about engine running-in and despite following the procedure, doesn't seem like it has helped much. Does this mean the piston rings might need to be replaced?

The engine oil I used to refill at around 8000kms was Castrol edge sport 5W-30. Which is the recommended oil viscosity. Did you change the engine oil at 5000kms?

Hi guys, I purchased a new SIDI SV6 MY10 commodore series I from a Holden dealership at the end of last year. I decided to change the engine oil at around 8000kms(before the recommended 15,000kms), when I took it to my mechanic he couldn't get a reading as the Dip-stick indicated NO oil...