Originally Posted By: ionbeam22
The car isn't supposed to consume any oil, so anything more than say 1 pint per 3000 miles is excessive in a normal well maintained engine. Past 1qt/3000mi, is the starting line for excessive oil consumption.
Agreed. I get really ticked off when mfg's state 1qt p/XXXX miles is acceptable in new vehicles. NO IT ISN'T! Properly built engines do not use oil. My vehicles( kept up to 50-60K when bought new )never use a drop. 5K OCI's w/ synthetic. If they started using any oil( more than a few ounces as another poster mentioned )I would be all over them for a new engine. That is complete crud I don't care who the mfg is.
The car isn't supposed to consume any oil, so anything more than say 1 pint per 3000 miles is excessive in a normal well maintained engine. Past 1qt/3000mi, is the starting line for excessive oil consumption.
Agreed. I get really ticked off when mfg's state 1qt p/XXXX miles is acceptable in new vehicles. NO IT ISN'T! Properly built engines do not use oil. My vehicles( kept up to 50-60K when bought new )never use a drop. 5K OCI's w/ synthetic. If they started using any oil( more than a few ounces as another poster mentioned )I would be all over them for a new engine. That is complete crud I don't care who the mfg is.