Originally Posted By: timeau
One quart per 3k miles on almost brand new car is not shocking, but weird
Do you use 0W20 oil currently? Just step up to 5W30, preferably mineral. IMO, Mobil Super or PYB.
Honestly speaking, I don't understand why many manufacturers recommend using synthetic oils on brand new car without changing honing technology. Yes, this is perfectly fine for BMW or Mercedes, they use chemical milling. But other...
The Chevy Corvette, from 1997, uses synthetic oil as factory fill, they also use mechanical honing. They don't have oil use issues (except for years they changed ring fitment). You can still see honing marks after 50,000 miles, so synthetic does cut down on wear.
Some BMWs use convention oil (lighter weight also) as factory fill and change it out after 1500 miles to synthetic (some as high as xw60 weight).
I always run my new cars 3,000 miles on factory fill before changing to synthetic.