High oil usage - track day

[NOVANICK]

Have a practically a std 2.0xe but on SBD throttle bodies.

Checking oil after my track day and seem to have "used" about 1/2 litre. (10w40)

During track day, no problems encountered, no smoking (not that i would necessarily have noticed), engine temperatures normal, oil pressure fine. No obvious signs of a leak, no loss of power.

Checked my oil catch tank and that had 1/3 cup of brown watery type substance.

Driven car since track day and no noticeable smoking.

Any ideas? What else to check? Should i upgrade the oil i use - whats everyone else using? Will this help?

[mowgli]

cars drink oil. its a given. cars that get worked hard use more oil. as colin chapman said. don't trust an engine that doesn't use oil

[Southie]

Having a read through this may be of some help CLICKY (http://www.matey-matey.com/trackday-preparation_2.shtml)

[Mieran]

Do the breather mod and see if that helps.

[Stuart]

1/2 a litre on a track day is not much really....

It will have been burnt off.
My engine dosent use oil, but then I put treacle in so it wont lol

[Mike]

No oil = less mechanical & transmission loss.

Winner lol lol

[NOVANICK]

Cheers for the replies. Breather mod already done.

I won't worry too much then.

Still like to know what oil others are using in their xe track novas?

[Will F]

The more time an engine spends over 7000 rpm or outside 'normal' driving rev range, oil will be consumed...

I have used more than that on a track day (limit is 8450 rpm) so dont worry about it.

[Adam]

I have 10/40 in my xe. Never really used a noticeably amount on a track day. Just used a few mil off the dipstick level

[MK999]

I have 10/40 in my xe. Never really used a noticeably amount on a track day. Just used a few mil off the dipstick level
yours has some sort of alien technology 180bhp rings on it though, oil probably doesnt go past them lol