Citroën C3 EB0 1.0 VTi - High Oil Consumption & Power Loss under load

[Fabio]

Hello,

​I need advice on my 2013 C3 1.0 VTi. The car has been consuming a lot of oil lately (over 1L per 1000km).
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Today, while pushing the engine at high revs, the engine light started flashing and the car cut all power. I had to let it coast until the light stopped flashing.
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Since the car burns so much oil, I'm wondering if this is a classic case of oil-fouled spark plugs causing a misfire, or if the high pressure from the oil consumption is triggering a safety cut-off.
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Has anyone with the 1.0 or 1.2 VTi engine experienced this specific "flashing light" under load?

Thank you

[Paul-R]

You say consuming oil. Is it dripping to the ground from a leak somewhere? Or is it being burned? Do you leave a trail of smoke behind, especially at high revs?

[PaulC5]

If the engine management light has been on then a fault code will have been stored which can be read by a code reader. I would check this before doing anything else and do not first start replacing parts hoping to get it right before spending too much money.