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I've had several that I had to check both sides ..and before you did your first oil change on them and paid attention, you didn't know which side was correct.
"Doesn't burn a drop of oil" ??
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I've had several that I had to check both sides ..and before you did your first oil change on them and paid attention, you didn't know which side was correct.
Pablo - my cars have been (in UK) BMC Mini x 4, Ford Fiesta x 3, Morris Marina, Ford Fusion Tdi, Nissan Micra, Nissan Almeira, Volvo's 740, 940, 960 (all wagons) Bmw's 3 series x 4, 5 series x 1. In Australia and current Toyota Kluger (Highlander), Toyota Corolla. In UK oils used Castrol GTX 20W-50, Motocraft 5W-30, Duckhams 20W-50, Halfords 5W-40, Mobil 1 0W-40. In Aus oils used Mobil 1 10W-30, Havoline 10W-30 (for running in), Castrol Edge 5W-30.
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That's not true at all. Maybe for some cars, but not all of them. The last two OCI's I've had were all from long vacation trips (1000+ miles each way) and I came home and the oil level was still right where it was when I left. Analysis came back with a 2 quart low. I'd say it depends on driving habits and how well the engine is maintained and broken in.
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I've noticed all of my manual-transmission equipped vehicles burned more oil (by leaps and bounds in general) than my automatic equipped ones. Unfortunatly, I've only owned one set of the same vehicle with both transmissions...and all were bought used so I can't say how they were used previously.
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I've noticed all of my manual-transmission equipped vehicles burned more oil (by leaps and bounds in general) than my automatic equipped ones. Unfortunatly, I've only owned one set of the same vehicle with both transmissions...and all were bought used so I can't say how they were used previously.
I've wondered if there's any common correlation between transmission type and oil burning. To my novice mind it seems plausible given that (aside from long duration constant speed driving) an engine mated to an MT is going to rev up and down more often than one mated to an AT since the revs will generally drop some when you let off the clutch and before you shift unless you get the timing exactly right. Likewise, rev-matching on downshifts is a good case where intake vacuum will transition quickly from high to low while you blip the throttle.
That's just what I've come up with, but like I said I've wondered about that before too.
This references diesel engines,but the oil consumption, dipstick level,and changing oil type/brand sections apply just the same for spark ignition engines. Especially the part of adding top off oil only when the oil level is at or near the add mark. http://www.erbequipment.com/partsservice/FAQ.htm
I changed my oil just before a 5,000 mile trip. After the trip, the oil was still on the full mark.
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