Mrmarkmac
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After I added two quarts at 2,000 miles, I assumed the car must have come from the factory with only 8 quarts. Checked it now at 3,000 miles and it’s down another quart. I know the manual says check it 15 min after hot, however it’s easier to get definitive reading after the car sits overnight and cold. This way it’s apples to apples every time I check, and a clear reading on the dipstick.
I took it to the dealer after I added 2 quarts, and they suggested I probably didn’t read the dipstick correctly. They said I should read it cold after oil drains down and not hot. Told them that’s great, cause it’s what I did. They did suggest 2 quarts in 2,000 miles was a lot.
I’ll take it in next week, but any suggestions on other symptoms to check so I can point them towards it’s a problem? Over the last 1,000 miles, catch can probably has 2-3 ounces. When I had it in at 2,000 they said they could always track oil usage after the first oil change. Do they even need to wait until a formal oil change? At this rate I’ll have replaced most of the factory oil before the specified mileage.
I took it to the dealer after I added 2 quarts, and they suggested I probably didn’t read the dipstick correctly. They said I should read it cold after oil drains down and not hot. Told them that’s great, cause it’s what I did. They did suggest 2 quarts in 2,000 miles was a lot.
I’ll take it in next week, but any suggestions on other symptoms to check so I can point them towards it’s a problem? Over the last 1,000 miles, catch can probably has 2-3 ounces. When I had it in at 2,000 they said they could always track oil usage after the first oil change. Do they even need to wait until a formal oil change? At this rate I’ll have replaced most of the factory oil before the specified mileage.
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