losing oil

[njc1064]

i keep losing oil....I change my oil every 2000 miles religiously, but i always seem to have way less than i put in. I pulled my plugs and did not find any sign of oil on them. The car smokes a little during a cold start, but once its warm, its all good. Something in the head? Turbo? what do you think?

 

[JamiesTSI]

Aside from the car having a external leak, the only things that come to mind are rings and valve stem seals.

How many miles on the engine?

 

[diablos991]

Time for a compression test. Do that and report back.

 

[njc1064]

yeah, there is def. no external leaks....i check all the time. The Bottom end is 13,000 old but the head probably has about 100,000

 

[midwesteclipse]

Have you check the intake to see if you had any decent amounts of oil in there? Maybe turbo seals leaking?

 

[jibberishballr]

Check the turbo for shaft play
Check the intercooler for oil
Lift the car and make sure there is no oil leaks at all (you cant notice some unless you are driving)
Do a Compression Test-if compressions low do a leak down test
Check under the spark plug cover for oil