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Old 02-02-2012, 09:49 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MattP725 View Post
For those of you that had consumption problems, how much oil did you lose? I changed my oil about 2200mi ago and I think I am down about half a quart. Just want to know if that is cause for concern. Car has 18000mi on it.
1 quart every 4500 miles is no big deal. How do you drive? If you engine-brake a lot, it might be getting sucked through the PCV system and not past the rings, anyway.
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