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Old 07-26-2025, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by PilotAlan View Post
Burning that much oil is totally unacceptable.
The language about "1 quart every 1000 miles" being acceptable is there to limit warranty claims. What it really means is "we won't fix anything until it burns more than 1 qt every 1000 miles".
Exactly correct. Burning 1 quart every 1000 miles is for 25 year old cars with visible smoke coming out of the tail pipe.

If the OP lost 5 quarts of oil, he has a serious problem to investigate.
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