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Old 07-31-2011, 12:10 PM
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Default 1 Qt Oil Every 2.5k Normal?
Hey guys, i drove about 2.5k and my oil level went down substantially. After filling in 1 qt, it's now back to the middle range. I heard somewhere that the factory states that it's normal for oil level to go down after X miles. But is my case normal?
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Old 07-31-2011, 12:19 PM
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if your burning a qt every 2.5 or 3 and your NA i say your fine.
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1/2 qt. every 3k and im at 135k miles. from what ive read on here its normal.
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Thats pretty normal ya. What year?
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Old 07-31-2011, 06:21 PM
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It's a 2007. I drive my car very gently shifting at 2.5k rpm and only redlined like once during the 2.5k miles since the oil change.

I also notice that my garage floor has oil drips too.

I guess it's a combination of oil leak and burning oil
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Old 07-31-2011, 06:24 PM
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Lol ya i'm guessing you gots a leak then....
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Mine did 3/4 quart on my ZDayZ road trip.(from the bottom of Florida and back) But I was flogging her pretty good in the mountains.
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Lol ya i'm guessing you gots a leak then....
How do i detect a leak? I've been keeping my car on jackstands after doing an oil change with the engine on just waiting there to see if oil drips to the ground but couldn't find any...
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never heard of oil consumption for an HR really. guessing its your leak
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I used to burn 2.5 quarts every 3,000 miles
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My '08 HR/6MT is usually ~1/2qt low by the time its 5K oil change rolls around. Currently ~44K miles, with Mobil 1 5w/30 oil, since ~5K miles from new.
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Fix the leak. Else, thats pretty normal. I burn about a 1/2 to 1 quart on a track day, and 1.5 quarts every 3500 miles of normal driving.
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Soooooo how do i diagnose a oil leak?
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Soooooo how do i diagnose a oil leak?

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Fix the leak. Else, thats pretty normal. I burn about a 1/2 to 1 quart on a track day, and 1.5 quarts every 3500 miles of normal driving.
That seems pretty normal to me and fits in with what i'm going thru (1 qt in 2.5k miles) .....
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Originally Posted by thatguy0009
I heard somewhere that the factory states that it's normal for oil level to go down after X miles.
Please provide a reference. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by davidv
Please provide a reference. Thanks.
O man i have no idea where to find it now. It's somewhere deep in the forum.......
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