A crude answer springs to mind...
Is ZERO oil consumption the ultimate goal??
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Originally Posted By: leroyd92
Our prius goes 7.5k and only consumes a pint.id be more then happy with that consumption.
Consider the Prius engine is less than half the size of the truck engine.
That counts for something.
Imagine how much oil this guy uses:
Our prius goes 7.5k and only consumes a pint.id be more then happy with that consumption.
Consider the Prius engine is less than half the size of the truck engine.
That counts for something.
Imagine how much oil this guy uses:
What is that? Ship engine?
Lol
yes,
But
But
But
you need:
-good fuel any time of the day/year
-good tires, that don't wear down
-no wind
-good streets/highways surface
-good weather
-no drivers around you
But
But
But
you need:
-good fuel any time of the day/year
-good tires, that don't wear down
-no wind
-good streets/highways surface
-good weather
-no drivers around you
I don't think an engine will ever not consume oil.
Consider this. In days of yore, not losing oil was a vexation. Usage was expected. Was the oil being topped off by another liquid ? Now-a-days with a DGI, is this a possibility. What I want from motor oil is the best "wedge" possible where wear occurs. This is why I have yet to go below 5w30. Fractionally better MPG is of zero importance.
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I would be concerned if my vehicles did use oil, very disgusted. Out of all my vehicles the only two that used consistent oil was a 1990 Mercury Couger I bought new and a old 1978 Cadillac Elderado, which stopped when I started running 15w40 Truck oil in it. My vehicles never use oil. Even my company truck with 235,000 miles on it never gets to the add mark. I just took the Dodge from Florida to Pennsylvania to New Jersey and back. Pretty hard highway miles and it used a 1/2 qt but still wasn't down to the add.
I tend to run thicker oil than the manufacturer "suggests" so maybe that is it.
I tend to run thicker oil than the manufacturer "suggests" so maybe that is it.
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Originally Posted By: tig1
In 10K OCIs my Ford Duratech I4s never drop off the full mark. My previous Focus never did as well even at 175K. Oil used M1 0-20AFE.
This is my experience as well, except that my 2.5 is up to 238,000 miles, and I run anywhere from 5w20 to 10w30, conventional through full synthetic. The oil is always right at the full mark, even after 8,000+ miles.
Yeah, I'm sure there's been SOME oil used during that time, but it's not really measurable.
In 10K OCIs my Ford Duratech I4s never drop off the full mark. My previous Focus never did as well even at 175K. Oil used M1 0-20AFE.
This is my experience as well, except that my 2.5 is up to 238,000 miles, and I run anywhere from 5w20 to 10w30, conventional through full synthetic. The oil is always right at the full mark, even after 8,000+ miles.
Yeah, I'm sure there's been SOME oil used during that time, but it's not really measurable.
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