Hi,
It is generally considered that a car engine over time will have an increasing oil consumption. And for many cars I learned that once they pass the 300000 mi mark, a "normal" oil consumption is something like 2 gallons for every 6000 miles meaning people are driving around with oil jugs in the trunk all the time. I cannot accept that.
Is there a way to reduce the oil consumption to a minimum if the car is to pass the 300000 miles mark?
Let's assume:
I buy a car with zero miles on the clock. I want to drive it past 300000 miles. The manufacturer suggests an oil change every 6000 miles or every year depending on which comes first. In between every oil change I don't want to replenish at all. This means something like having a max oil consumption of 0,05 liter pr 1000 km ... in US i guess this is close to 2 ounces pr 600 miles. And I want this all the way up to 300000 miles in total.
What should be done to achieve this?
Special oil
Special additives
More frequent oil changes than every 6000 miles
Anything else
... or it cannot be achieved - any engine WILL wear and result in excessive oil consumption no matter how well it was treated.
Thanks, Lucas
It is generally considered that a car engine over time will have an increasing oil consumption. And for many cars I learned that once they pass the 300000 mi mark, a "normal" oil consumption is something like 2 gallons for every 6000 miles meaning people are driving around with oil jugs in the trunk all the time. I cannot accept that.
Is there a way to reduce the oil consumption to a minimum if the car is to pass the 300000 miles mark?
Let's assume:
I buy a car with zero miles on the clock. I want to drive it past 300000 miles. The manufacturer suggests an oil change every 6000 miles or every year depending on which comes first. In between every oil change I don't want to replenish at all. This means something like having a max oil consumption of 0,05 liter pr 1000 km ... in US i guess this is close to 2 ounces pr 600 miles. And I want this all the way up to 300000 miles in total.
What should be done to achieve this?
Special oil
Special additives
More frequent oil changes than every 6000 miles
Anything else
... or it cannot be achieved - any engine WILL wear and result in excessive oil consumption no matter how well it was treated.
Thanks, Lucas