Took it to Thomson and potter this morning as I had put a litre of oil in over the past two weeks.they phoned at lunch and said they need the car over night as they are going to fit the breather pipe.will this make a difference?

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but mine didn't work and a number of members had the same and noticed no difference. I ended up with a new engine. Best of luck.

T&P have messed about at least 2 people i kinow with high oil usage vRS,

they ended up going to another Skoda Dealer to get the warranty work required done.

If you & TP are checking the oil when hot & it is using too much oil, i suggest that you do not get messed about too long before getting a proper repair or replacement engine.

TP are not that good at getting a vehicle up to running temperature to check the correct level, and since they did your service i would be sure that your car has 3.6 litres of oil in once it leaves their workshop.

Check the oil level once it has done at least 10 miles,

then sat a few minutes & see where the oil is on the dipstick.

all the best.

george

From the numerous reports on Briskoda I would say you have a 50% chance of the oil breather modification providing an acceptable solution. There seem to be too many variables involved to be able to predict the chance of success, e.g. how high the consumption rate is prior to the mod, how the car is driven, variation in engine tolerances, how it was originally run in, etc. If a subsequent oil consumption test shows that the oil breather has not achieved the allowable oil usage limit then a replacement engine is likely to be the next step following authorisation from SUK. Some see the oil breather as just a sticking plaster fix, but there have been some positive reports. Unfortunately you have to go through these steps if your vRS suffers from high oil consumption.

TP are not that good at getting a vehicle up to running temperature to check the correct level, and since they did your service i would be sure that your car has 3.6 litres of oil in once it leaves their workshop.

My engine was overfilled with oil from new and again after the first service (two different dealers). I have recently had a new engine fitted. Again I found it had been over filled. I had to drain out nearly 0.5 litres. The oil now sits on the maximum mark on the dip stick when hot. George is right. Always check how much oil the worshop has put in once the engine is up to temperature.

indeed.. just for perspective on the hot cold thing, mine doesn't use oil, (I havent topped it up for 34k now!) but when checked cold it will read near the bottom of the hatch (I just did this at work when bored to see the difference) then drove it home and checked it, back up to the top again...

I dread to think whats happening if people checking cold (or garages) and then topping up, and repeating..... would mean running an overfilled engine for a sustained number of miles :(

Mine are the opposite.

Sitting at cold before the engine has run, oil cold is with the oil above the hatched area and on the orange top blob with 3.6 litres in.

when above 50 degrees celsius and nearest to 80 degrees, the oil sits just at the top of the cross hatch area.

that is 5 minutes after the engine is turned off.

never uses oil.

george

These are levels that were checked before oil and filter changes, oil changed and filled to the same marks on the dipstick when hot.

My cars had te breather pipes fitted, car was using over a litre of oil per 1000miles. Now haven't topped up and have done nearly 3k miles, only slightly dropped on dipstick but still not onto cross hatched area

the excessive oil consumption what does it do to the engine? Im going to look at one and would rather not buy one with such problems

For those putting in 1 litre every 1000 miles it is just money over and above petrol costs.

The worry can be the catalytic converter or just the engine once out of warranty.

Not very good that engines can be used for spirited driving and have no oil use or any bother,

others have High Oil usage, some have Coils or Spark Plugs failing.

Great engines when all is well.

george

beginning to wonder to get something else instead, like a monte or a rapid

dont want to spend £11000 and then in over a years time when the warranty runs out have to cough up for an engine

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lol... dont stress, there are far more good ones than bad ones, I am simply not gonna wonder why my oil would read different to georges, I honestly checked it through boredom, I never put a drop in it!

Sitting at cold before the engine has run, oil cold is with the oil above the hatched area and on the orange top blob with 3.6 litres in.

when above 50 degrees celsius and nearest to 80 degrees, the oil sits just at the top of the cross hatch area.

that is 5 minutes after the engine is turned off.

never uses oil.

Exactly same as mine so far.

It's nothing to worry about, if an engine goes bang then it will get sorted under warranty, I've managed to get an extra 2 years on my car when I purchased it last August,

They are great cars and when all is well puts a big smile on your face.

So if you want one then get one