I have an 02 Mazda Protege with 228k miles.
Recently it has started to consume oil. It has been about 1/4 qt for about 500 miles for the past few months. Body is rusted, so I am just trying to keep it alive at this point.
Manual calls for using 5w30. But I was wondering if I should switch to a higher weight since it is older and has started to consume oil.
Other info..
- automatic, so it is not revving anywhere near redline
- putting about 27k per year on it
- Live in Maryland
- OCI has been about every 4000 miles with whatever is the least expensive full synthetic that Advance Auto has
- Replaced radiator and water pump in January
- not sure about what the daily drive is like, it is actually my daughter's car. She does seem to drive a lot in the Baltimore/DC corridor. So most likely lots of stop and go.
- I use seafoam through the brake line every 30k miles. But I have NOT used it in the crankcase
- use a bottle of techron in the gas tank every oil change
So, any advice on easy solutions to reducing the oil consumption and increasing the life of the engine?
Recently it has started to consume oil. It has been about 1/4 qt for about 500 miles for the past few months. Body is rusted, so I am just trying to keep it alive at this point.
Manual calls for using 5w30. But I was wondering if I should switch to a higher weight since it is older and has started to consume oil.
Other info..
- automatic, so it is not revving anywhere near redline
- putting about 27k per year on it
- Live in Maryland
- OCI has been about every 4000 miles with whatever is the least expensive full synthetic that Advance Auto has
- Replaced radiator and water pump in January
- not sure about what the daily drive is like, it is actually my daughter's car. She does seem to drive a lot in the Baltimore/DC corridor. So most likely lots of stop and go.
- I use seafoam through the brake line every 30k miles. But I have NOT used it in the crankcase
- use a bottle of techron in the gas tank every oil change
So, any advice on easy solutions to reducing the oil consumption and increasing the life of the engine?