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Old 07-26-2025, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
The Firestone mechanic said the same thing that VT said. It is acceptable to burn one quart every 1000 miles. Apparently, newer cars burn more oil than older cars.
This whole issue of burning oil has me wondering if it is being "burned"? It sounds more like a leak than anything, or perhaps it needs a ring job. Whenever my car's closed in on the 5,000 mile change period, the oil measured pretty close to full, but was very dirty. Burning a quart of oil every 1,000 miles seems excessive. I'd be concerned that there was another problem consuming the oil.