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Originally Posted by ZzzZz <0.5qt every 3000 so far. I'm at a little under 10,000 mi on the Odometer. That sounds perfectly normal.. Originally Posted by XwChriswX Is that due

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Old 08-10-2009, 05:08 PM   #31 (permalink)
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<0.5qt every 3000 so far. I'm at a little under 10,000 mi on the Odometer.
That sounds perfectly normal..

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Is that due to simple fluid breakdown, or is it getting evaporated out? Or is that grounds for a definative leak somewhere and we should be flashlight scrubbing our blocks at night for drips?
Oil doesn't evaporate out. If it's not leaking it's getting burned. All engines burn some oil even if only a fractional amount. Most manufacturers won't even raise an eyebrow until it starts to exceed 1 qt per thousand miles..
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