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which cars leak the most oil?
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06/04/18 01:57 PM
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edwardh1
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maybe we need a poll. my votes are -90s buicks- oil pans - any year Nissan maxima, lots of places
your nominations?
These products are all new every year?? They are a revolution!!! Razor blades, mens shirts, TVs, wiper blades, gutter guards, hearing aids... according to the ads. But also all new last year
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Re: which cars leak the most oil?
[Re: edwardh1]
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06/04/18 02:06 PM
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gman2304
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Old Volkswagen Beatles.......by a mile! I’ve owned three Maximas, 1981, 1986, and 1992. None leaked oil. The 1981 would talk to you!
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Re: which cars leak the most oil?
[Re: edwardh1]
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06/04/18 02:07 PM
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pandus13
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my '95 mercury mystique (ford contour with leather seats): the dipstick tube rusted. OK after repair.
16 Golf SportWagen 13 Mazda5 08 Yaris 04 Elantra 95 accent 95 mystique 97 concorde
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Re: which cars leak the most oil?
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06/04/18 02:09 PM
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WhyMe
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Re: which cars leak the most oil?
[Re: edwardh1]
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06/04/18 02:11 PM
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Kestas
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Re: which cars leak the most oil?
[Re: edwardh1]
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06/04/18 02:17 PM
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tig1
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My two Fords still don't have any oil leaks.
2007 Ford Fusion 250,000 miles M1 5-20HM 2017 Ford Fusion 83K M1 0-20EP 10,000 mile OCIs on both engines M1 ATF and M1 ATF LV M1 10-30 in all OPE MC filters
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Re: which cars leak the most oil?
[Re: edwardh1]
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06/04/18 02:21 PM
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VeryNoisyPoet
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Mine when I pinched the oil thermostat gasket. It made a fountain when first started up. Oil pressure warning never lit - glad my dad was spotting to tell me shut it down before I made any more of a puddle.
1998 V70 GLT / 202k miles [10w-30 Valvoline Syn w/ Maxlife Tech + Mann W917 filter]
"Use yah blinkah!"
"Be nice. The alternative involves an air horn and 7000 lumens of high beam."
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Re: which cars leak the most oil?
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06/04/18 02:27 PM
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CKN
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Ones with bad gaskets.........
Useless post of the day................
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Re: which cars leak the most oil?
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06/04/18 02:27 PM
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dogememe
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I've had only American cars (many GMs, a few Fords, and one Dodge) and NONE of them (despite most of them being old with high mileage) were really leakers. Now my mom's 95 Honda Accord, that one leaks from a bunch of places.
2010 Ford Escape 2.5 ~102K Miles: Castrol Magnatec 5W-20, Wix Filter. 2001 Chevy Suburban 5.3 ~290K Miles: Unknown Oil, Filter.
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Re: which cars leak the most oil?
[Re: edwardh1]
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06/04/18 02:32 PM
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E365
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The BEST I’ve even seen was a 2003(?) Chevrolet Cavalier with the EcoTec that I used to maintain. Incredibly clean at 200,000+ miles.
Whatever's on sale...
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Re: which cars leak the most oil?
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06/04/18 02:51 PM
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Miller88
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Jeep 4.0s have always been known as major leakers.
Friend of mine had a Jeep 4.0 that leaked out of: - Head Gasket (right side, oil) - Rear Main seal (very bad leak - 7 quarts in 140 miles) - Timing Cover - Oil Pressure Sensor - Oil Pan gasket.
Mine started hemorrhaging out of the oil pan gasket. I had the thing 60 or 70K miles and never touched it. 3 of the bolts backed out. Turns out someone else was in the engine at some point and changed out the rear main seal (incorrectly) and never tightened the 3 bolts under the exhaust manifold. It just took a while before it started leaking bad.
18 Forester 2.5I 6M 00 Jeep XJ 01 F-350 4x4 5M
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Re: which cars leak the most oil?
[Re: Kestas]
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06/04/18 02:54 PM
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JEL01
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the old 616/617 diesels do seem to weep but run absolutely forever. They have such large sumps and seems to just drip a little it’s often not a problem, and many are pushing 40yrs d Too  Still, that PITCH BLACK diesel oil does seem to make it appear worse, and it’s impossible to getoff cement
Cars I maintain: 02 Mercedes CLK430 09 Honda Accord V6 13 Lexus RX350 AWD 02 Toyota Tundra 4x4 18 Lexus GX460
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Re: which cars leak the most oil?
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06/04/18 02:54 PM
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Kibitoshin
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The ones I've seen commonly leak from are those with rubber stamped metal gaskets regardless of make. The ones that seem to hold well are sealed using OEM RTV.
Shin Gekiretsu Shin'ou'hou My Daily: 02 Chevy Silverado C1500 V8 5.3L My Real Daily: 17 Freightliner M2-106 24' Reefer Box ISB 6.7L - Thermo King T880S
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Re: which cars leak the most oil?
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06/04/18 02:59 PM
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The Critic
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2011 Toyota Prius 1.8L - 200K - Valvoline Premium Blue Restore 10W-30 2007 Honda Accord 2.4L - 142K - Valvoline Premium Blue Restore 10W-30
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Re: which cars leak the most oil?
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06/04/18 03:01 PM
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kschachn
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My BMW essentially never stops leaking oil, I'm on a rotation schedule for gasket replacement. But like painting a bridge, when you get to the end it's time to start over again.
1994 BMW 530i, 251K 1996 Honda Accord, 280K 1999 Toyota Sienna, 428K 2000 Toyota ECHO, 284K
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