engine oil consumption!
#1
engine oil consumption!
My 2002 is less than 2k miles but the engine oil is right at the low position. Is it normal? Should I add in more oil? Is it a problem if I add in differnt brand of oil? I don't know what dealer put in my car...
Thanks!!
Thanks!!
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Originally posted by TimW
oil consumption up to 1qt between changes can be normal)
oil consumption up to 1qt between changes can be normal)
#5
Re: engine oil consumption!
Originally posted by mightima
My 2002 is less than 2k miles but the engine oil is right at the low position. Is it normal? Should I add in more oil? Is it a problem if I add in differnt brand of oil? I don't know what dealer put in my car...
Thanks!!
My 2002 is less than 2k miles but the engine oil is right at the low position. Is it normal? Should I add in more oil? Is it a problem if I add in differnt brand of oil? I don't know what dealer put in my car...
Thanks!!
#6
Originally posted by y2kse
That's been my experience. I use a quart of oil approximately every 5,000 miles. That freaked me out at first. But I found out by running a search on "oil consumption" that my fears were unfounded.
That's been my experience. I use a quart of oil approximately every 5,000 miles. That freaked me out at first. But I found out by running a search on "oil consumption" that my fears were unfounded.
What causes all the of the variation between those that use oil and those that don't? Up to one quart is a lot of oil to "disappear" in less than 5k of driving. My VQ doesn't seem to budge from the level of oil it shows after each oil change and I've gone anywhere from 3700 to 8500 miles between changes. Are tolerances so loose as to allow on a "worst case engine" for this type of oil loss or is there some goodness to be gained by it? Hmmmmm, could my engine be so "tight" that its allowing for this high *** bearing wear I've seen in my past few analyses.....Aw well, me and my speculation...I just want a good, strong, VQ.
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Originally posted by srbarnes4ever
What causes all the of the variation between those that use oil and those that don't? Up to one quart is a lot of oil to "disappear" in less than 5k of driving. My VQ doesn't seem to budge from the level of oil it shows after each oil change and I've gone anywhere from 3700 to 8500 miles between changes. Are tolerances so loose as to allow on a "worst case engine" for this type of oil loss or is there some goodness to be gained by it? Hmmmmm, could my engine be so "tight" that its allowing for this high *** bearing wear I've seen in my past few analyses.....Aw well, me and my speculation...I just want a good, strong, VQ.
What causes all the of the variation between those that use oil and those that don't? Up to one quart is a lot of oil to "disappear" in less than 5k of driving. My VQ doesn't seem to budge from the level of oil it shows after each oil change and I've gone anywhere from 3700 to 8500 miles between changes. Are tolerances so loose as to allow on a "worst case engine" for this type of oil loss or is there some goodness to be gained by it? Hmmmmm, could my engine be so "tight" that its allowing for this high *** bearing wear I've seen in my past few analyses.....Aw well, me and my speculation...I just want a good, strong, VQ.
#8
Thanks for all the answers.
I broke in my car very carefully. But had a long term trip from 800 to 1300 miles. I don't know if it got to do with the oil consumption.
My oil level from the stick is right on the "low" now, is that what you guys mentioned a qt less?
Thanks!
I broke in my car very carefully. But had a long term trip from 800 to 1300 miles. I don't know if it got to do with the oil consumption.
My oil level from the stick is right on the "low" now, is that what you guys mentioned a qt less?
Thanks!
#9
Originally posted by mightima
Thanks for all the answers.
I broke in my car very carefully. But had a long term trip from 800 to 1300 miles. I don't know if it got to do with the oil consumption.
My oil level from the stick is right on the "low" now, is that what you guys mentioned a qt less?
Thanks!
Thanks for all the answers.
I broke in my car very carefully. But had a long term trip from 800 to 1300 miles. I don't know if it got to do with the oil consumption.
My oil level from the stick is right on the "low" now, is that what you guys mentioned a qt less?
Thanks!
#10
Originally posted by srbarnes4ever
What causes all the of the variation between those that use oil and those that don't? Up to one quart is a lot of oil to "disappear" in less than 5k of driving. My VQ doesn't seem to budge from the level of oil it shows after each oil change and I've gone anywhere from 3700 to 8500 miles between changes. Are tolerances so loose as to allow on a "worst case engine" for this type of oil loss or is there some goodness to be gained by it? Hmmmmm, could my engine be so "tight" that its allowing for this high *** bearing wear I've seen in my past few analyses.....Aw well, me and my speculation...I just want a good, strong, VQ.
What causes all the of the variation between those that use oil and those that don't? Up to one quart is a lot of oil to "disappear" in less than 5k of driving. My VQ doesn't seem to budge from the level of oil it shows after each oil change and I've gone anywhere from 3700 to 8500 miles between changes. Are tolerances so loose as to allow on a "worst case engine" for this type of oil loss or is there some goodness to be gained by it? Hmmmmm, could my engine be so "tight" that its allowing for this high *** bearing wear I've seen in my past few analyses.....Aw well, me and my speculation...I just want a good, strong, VQ.
#11
Originally posted by mightima
Thanks for all the answers.
I broke in my car very carefully. But had a long term trip from 800 to 1300 miles. I don't know if it got to do with the oil consumption.
My oil level from the stick is right on the "low" now, is that what you guys mentioned a qt less?
Thanks!
Thanks for all the answers.
I broke in my car very carefully. But had a long term trip from 800 to 1300 miles. I don't know if it got to do with the oil consumption.
My oil level from the stick is right on the "low" now, is that what you guys mentioned a qt less?
Thanks!
#12
Originally posted by iwannabmw
Ideally, for break in, the engine should go through many heating and cooling cylces and constant rpm settings should be avoided. The long trip might have had something to do with it. The majority of my oil consumption occured on long high speed highway trips, such as Boston to D.C. and back in a day.
Ideally, for break in, the engine should go through many heating and cooling cylces and constant rpm settings should be avoided. The long trip might have had something to do with it. The majority of my oil consumption occured on long high speed highway trips, such as Boston to D.C. and back in a day.
On trip oil consumption being higher than normal - if your normal driving is mostly short trips with little apparent oil loss but you lose oil rapidly on an extended trip there's another possibility. Your daily driving may permit enough net condensation to collect in the crankcase to more or less replace the oil that's being slowly lost all the time. Extended time at full operating temperature boils virtually all of this condensation off and, bingo, your dipstick reading suddenly indicates a huge increase in oil consumption. BTW, this condensation is one reason why mostly short-hop driving is considered "severe duty" but mostly highway use isn't (for the purposes of oil change intervals).
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#13
My last oil change I was down about a half quart over 4k mi. None of my previous cars have used 1 drop of oil so I was a bit concerned but it appears to be normal on the Max. BTW I followed recommended break in procedures so that doesn't seem to be an issue in my case.
#14
Originally posted by Jaws
My last oil change I was down about a half quart over 4k mi. None of my previous cars have used 1 drop of oil so I was a bit concerned but it appears to be normal on the Max. BTW I followed recommended break in procedures so that doesn't seem to be an issue in my case.
My last oil change I was down about a half quart over 4k mi. None of my previous cars have used 1 drop of oil so I was a bit concerned but it appears to be normal on the Max. BTW I followed recommended break in procedures so that doesn't seem to be an issue in my case.
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