Originally Posted By: Char Baby
Originally Posted By: Andya26
Originally Posted By: CT8
How has the engine been maintained before the previous 3 oil changes?
Not sure, bought it with 196,000 on it. I mean it does run very well, so I am assuming it has been maintained reasonably well.
I think that CT8 is curious(as am I) if the engine was burning oil pervious to the 3 synthetic oil changes?
I have heard of, and have experienced engines with synthetic losing/using more than with regular oil especially late in the engine life such as yours. Personally, I'd just check the PCV and go back to regular 5W30 oil. The 5W or 10W isn't going to matter as the lower # is just the cold startup wgt.
5W30 dino is my go to oil.
Good to know.
It had standard 5W-30 conventional oil from the dealership when I purchased it. Obviously that doesn't tell us much about the history though.
For what it's worth, I have noticed this oil burning issue getting worse as I have owned the car. I drive it back and forth to work, which is about 100 miles a day. So I notice the oil level dropping fairly quickly. This is also the main reason I have used synthetic oil, so I don't have to change it every six weeks.