Why does acccord burn 1 quart of oil every 600 miles?
Why acccord burns 1 quart of oil every 600 miles? the car burns 1 quart of oil every 600 miles. It has 134,000 miles on it. Im probably going to change the pcv valve but what else should i do?
How often do you lose oil in your car?
Opinions about that vary. As noted, it is leaking or burning or both. If your car is losing oil to the tune of 1 quart every 800-1,000 miles, then it is either leaking or burning the slippery stuff. There really aren’t any other possibilities.
How much oil should you use after an oil change?
As a rule, most engines with fewer than 50,000 miles shouldn’t use much more than a quart of oil between oil changes (unless the manufacturer says differently).
How many miles does it take for a car to burn oil?
For example, BMW tells owners it’s normal for some of its engines to burn a quart of oil in fewer than a thousand miles. In a tip sheet to fleet-vehicle operators, GM says normal consumption “can be in the range of one quart within 2,000 miles on a properly driven and maintained vehicle.”.
Is it normal to burn a quart of oil?
While oil burning is a relatively common problem, manufacturers don’t provide uniform guidance on this issue, so what might be normal for one engine could be excessive for another. For example, BMW tells owners it’s normal for some of its engines to burn a quart of oil in fewer than a thousand miles.
As a rule, most engines with fewer than 50,000 miles shouldn’t use much more than a quart of oil between oil changes (unless the manufacturer says differently).
For example, BMW tells owners it’s normal for some of its engines to burn a quart of oil in fewer than a thousand miles. In a tip sheet to fleet-vehicle operators, GM says normal consumption “can be in the range of one quart within 2,000 miles on a properly driven and maintained vehicle.”.
Is it normal to use a lot of oil?
Consumers have their own ideas about how much is normal and have sued several manufacturers in recent years over claims of excessive oil consumption, including Audi, BMW, Honda, Subaru and Toyota.