Originally Posted By: Mykl
Originally Posted By: jeepman3071
This.
I find it funny how the new emissions standards are so much stricter yet newer cars burning a ton of oil is considered normal.
It also shows the sloppy machine work done by the manufacturer. If they screwed up piston rings what else did they manage to screw up? A co-worker bought a new Toyota Camry a few years ago so he wouldn't have to "worry about his car" anymore. The thing burns so much oil he has to add some every week. Now he does more hood opening than he did on his previous old clunker, haha.
Man, if I had just bought a brand new car that needed a quart of oil added every 1000 miles or so I'd just run it for the normal OCI and not add a drop. When the engine explodes have it towed to the dealership with copies of my receipts documenting oil changes and get a new engine that hopefully does not burn oil.
That is kind of how he found out. He was driving to New Hampshire to visit family when the oil light started flickering at stop lights. He pulled over and checked the oil to find there wasn't any showing on the dipstick. He filled it back up and after his trip home took it to the dealer thinking he had a leak. He wasn't too pleased when they came back stating he had no leaks and the car was just burning a "normal" amount of oil. Now he keeps oil in the trunk.
My buddy's dad has a 2007 3.8 Wrangler that burns a fair amount of oil also. We changed to Rotella T6 which has slowed the consumption a bit, but it still burns a decent amount with only 60k miles on it. Funny how my 14 year old Jeep that wasn't maintained well by the previous owner doesn't burn any oil, yet newer vehicles can burn a quart every 1000 miles and be considered normal.
Originally Posted By: jeepman3071
This.
I find it funny how the new emissions standards are so much stricter yet newer cars burning a ton of oil is considered normal.
It also shows the sloppy machine work done by the manufacturer. If they screwed up piston rings what else did they manage to screw up? A co-worker bought a new Toyota Camry a few years ago so he wouldn't have to "worry about his car" anymore. The thing burns so much oil he has to add some every week. Now he does more hood opening than he did on his previous old clunker, haha.
Man, if I had just bought a brand new car that needed a quart of oil added every 1000 miles or so I'd just run it for the normal OCI and not add a drop. When the engine explodes have it towed to the dealership with copies of my receipts documenting oil changes and get a new engine that hopefully does not burn oil.
That is kind of how he found out. He was driving to New Hampshire to visit family when the oil light started flickering at stop lights. He pulled over and checked the oil to find there wasn't any showing on the dipstick. He filled it back up and after his trip home took it to the dealer thinking he had a leak. He wasn't too pleased when they came back stating he had no leaks and the car was just burning a "normal" amount of oil. Now he keeps oil in the trunk.
My buddy's dad has a 2007 3.8 Wrangler that burns a fair amount of oil also. We changed to Rotella T6 which has slowed the consumption a bit, but it still burns a decent amount with only 60k miles on it. Funny how my 14 year old Jeep that wasn't maintained well by the previous owner doesn't burn any oil, yet newer vehicles can burn a quart every 1000 miles and be considered normal.