Thread: Engine: D5: - 05 V70 Using loads of oil!?
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Old Dec 14th, 2018, 08:45   #9
IainG
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Originally Posted by cosworth89 View Post
i think it is something to do with the dpf and the soot box full message, it went into a limp mode about 6 months ago and seemed to clear itself up, since then the oil usage has got worse and now it is literally been filled up to max on the dipstick and within 100 miles it is coming up with the message on dash to check oil level. please could somone confirm that if it is the dpf blocked that it would use this much oil?
Could it not be the other way around?
Car using oil- blocking DPF?
I can't see how a blocked or partially blocked DPF would cause the oil consumption to raise that much. Especially as they said the DPF wasn't blocked that much.
Any codes on Vida Dice?

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