It's normal that Twin Spark engines use a little bit more oil than others,
however, if the oil usage is very high try to use a more dense oil. A friend
of mine, which has the 147 Selespeed had the same problem; he resolved by
filling Bardahl XTC C60 instead of the standard Selenia. I use Bardahl too
(BM7) and, in 32k miles a drop of oil wasn't burned at all.

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> Hi just wondering if anyone has heard of excesive oil usage on a Alfa
> 147 2lt Twin Spark Lusso 57k on the clock (51 reg). I have been told
> by the dealer it is using 1ltr for every 600miles. And they are
> saying the warranty is null and void because the 36,000 miles service
> was done at 38,000 and the 48,000 done at 55,000 however it has and
> oil and filter change in between due to the excesive oil usage. and
> several top ups!
>
> What i would like to know if there are any know problems with this
> engine burning / using this amount of oil, or if this can be caused by
> runing the engine with low oil pressure.
>
> Thanks for any replies or links to documentation /advice