07-15-2010, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Jordo!
There is absolutely no reason a brand new engine (or even one with some miles on it) should drink up that much oil within one change interval unless something is seriously wrong with it.
While he might have avoided the need for a tow truck, that engine must have been fvcked from the day it was built.
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Not true. Even on a broken-in engine he could have lost 3.5 quarts of oil over the 5700km that the OP drove and still be considered within spec (see Modshack's note above). On a new engine, he could have lost even more. That's why I said "So much for 'bad luck'."
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