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  1. Cheers guys thanks for the advice. I have just changed to plugs so probably wont check compression unless things get much worse. Don't see any oil smoke on start up or coasting so sounds from your advice that it may well be normal consumption anyway.
  2. Hi all a question from a newbie. I have a 3.0L V6 2006 which I have had for just over two years. I bought it with 53K on the clock (FSH) and it has now done 110K. The engine is as sweet as a nut with no rattles, undue noises and I have changed the oil every 10K using a fresh filter and Castrol Fully Synthetic 5W-30. It does not smoke or leak oil. Just after I bought it, I had the sump gasket replaced because it was leaking a bit and the car had only covered a few thousand miles in the prior year. This cured an obvious leak from there, however, it is still thirsty for oil. I drive high motorway miles and have to keep a keen eye on the oil level topping up with a fresh litre every 2-3K or so. Do other AJ-24 V6 owners find that their oil consumption is similar or is this unusual? It must be going somewhere and it's not leaking out so it must be being burnt but I reiterate - there is no discernible smoke under any load or throttle conditions.
  3. This may or may not help you but I have had a recent issue with my 3.0L V6 2006. First occurred last March limp mode came on, no handbrake, ABS, Cruise and engine management lights all on. Cleared itself after an hour or two apart from the EM light which remained on for a while. I googled it at the time and found two threads of use - one relating to a weak battery and one the throttle position sensor. I replaced the battery the next day (it needed replacing anyway) and then the car was fine for a few months (don't think this was the fault though read on) until returning from holiday in September and the same thing happened on the M25 - fortunately I was in the inside lane and it was late at night so not much traffic about. This time I merely wiggled the connecter for the TPS and bingo! The car started with no warning lights immediately. The following day, I pulled off and on the connecter about ten times and sprayed it with a liberal application of contact cleaner before refitting. I then used a high quality silicone grease on the outside of the sensor to repel moisture. Since then it has not missed a beat.
  4. This may or may not help you but I have had a recent issue with my 3.0L V6 2006. First occurred last March limp mode came on, no handbrake, ABS, Cruise and engine management lights all on. Cleared itself after an hour or two apart from the EM light which remained on for a while. I googled it at the time and found two threads of use - one relating to a weak battery and one the throttle position sensor. I replaced the battery the next day (it needed replacing anyway) and then the car was fine for a few months (don't think this was the fault though read on) until returning from holiday in September and the same thing happened on the M25. This time I merely wiggled the connecter for the TPS and bingo! The car started with no warning lights immediately. The following day, I pulled off and on the connecter about ten times and sprayed it with a liberal application of contact cleaner before refitting. I then used a high quality silicone grease on the outside of the sensor to repel moisture. Since then it has not missed a beat.
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