Dipstick down halfway
Dipstick down halfway
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Over how many miles? All engines burn some oil as they run. Some more than others. Most manufacturers consider burning 1 qt of oil over 1000 miles is normal. 1 qt is what the dipstick shows between min and max, so if it shows half way, then you are down 0.5 qt. So the question is how many miles has it been since you saw the level at max? If it's been more than 500 miles, then nobody will do anything about it. If it's been less than your engine may have an internal oil leak such as faulty head gasket for example causing oil to find its way into the combustion chamber more than is normal and burn off. If a lot of it burns off then you'll see blue smoke coming out of your exhaust.
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Over how many miles? All engines burn some oil as they run. Some more than others. Most manufacturers consider burning 1 qt of oil over 1000 miles is normal. 1 qt is what the dipstick shows between min and max, so if it shows half way, then you are down 0.5 qt. So the question is how many miles has it been since you saw the level at max? If it's been more than 500 miles, then nobody will do anything about it. If it's been less than your engine may have an internal oil leak such as faulty head gasket for example causing oil to find its way into the combustion chamber more than is normal and burn off. If a lot of it burns off then you'll see blue smoke coming out of your exhaust.
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I change my oil every 10K miles. If I lost a quart every 1K miles, at 10K I would be empty.
Even when I was driving back in the late 50's and early 60's with oil change every 2,500 miles, I did not burn two quarts of oil between changes.
In today's modern cars, if you lose a quart of oil every 1K miles, you have either a leak or an engine problem.
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That cannot be correct and certainly is not for my car!
I change my oil every 10K miles. If I lost a quart every 1K miles, at 10K I would be empty.
Even when I was driving back in the late 50's and early 60's with oil change every 2,500 miles, I did not burn two quarts of oil between changes.
In today's modern cars, if you lose a quart of oil every 1K miles, you have either a leak or an engine problem.
I change my oil every 10K miles. If I lost a quart every 1K miles, at 10K I would be empty.
Even when I was driving back in the late 50's and early 60's with oil change every 2,500 miles, I did not burn two quarts of oil between changes.
In today's modern cars, if you lose a quart of oil every 1K miles, you have either a leak or an engine problem.
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Apparently certain engine oils also have the tendency of being burned, for example I had oil burning issues on Mobil1 0W-40 (very slight but still) vs Motul 5W-40 (no burning whatsoever not a single drop).
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ALL 0.5W40 NOT CREATED EQUAL....
Thin oil gets burnt by pistons and VAPORIZED easily when exposed to extreme heat.
MOTUL premium base oil has a higher smoke point to retain viscosity longer.
MOTUL premium base oil has a higher smoke point to retain viscosity longer.
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