Hey guys new member here looking to get educated on oil!
I drive a 1999 Corolla with the notorious oil comsuming 1ZZ FE engine. It is at 118k miles, and is driven well, no hard accelerations or quick braking. No leaks just consuming from what I've seen.
Currently it's consuming 1 quart~ every 3~ weeks, approximately every 500ish miles or so. The rate of consumption can go worse or better depending on how the car is run. I think the worst was 1 quart in 1 week, but that was a lot of driving in high way during cold weather.
The last oil change was quite a while back (5k miles back), and I've been simply refilling the oil since them. Recently I started reading on the forums about the value of additive packages.
I did a search for specials on motor oil and found QSUD Full Synthetic for $20 for Full synthetic w/ a Filter.
I bought it and just did the oil change my self (first time). So far it seems to be slightly noisier. Doesn't seem to have affected performance.
So here's my question: Would picking premium oils slow the oil consumption on the 1ZZFE engine?
Let me know if you need more info.
I drive a 1999 Corolla with the notorious oil comsuming 1ZZ FE engine. It is at 118k miles, and is driven well, no hard accelerations or quick braking. No leaks just consuming from what I've seen.
Currently it's consuming 1 quart~ every 3~ weeks, approximately every 500ish miles or so. The rate of consumption can go worse or better depending on how the car is run. I think the worst was 1 quart in 1 week, but that was a lot of driving in high way during cold weather.
The last oil change was quite a while back (5k miles back), and I've been simply refilling the oil since them. Recently I started reading on the forums about the value of additive packages.
I did a search for specials on motor oil and found QSUD Full Synthetic for $20 for Full synthetic w/ a Filter.
I bought it and just did the oil change my self (first time). So far it seems to be slightly noisier. Doesn't seem to have affected performance.
So here's my question: Would picking premium oils slow the oil consumption on the 1ZZFE engine?
Let me know if you need more info.