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I'm not saying that I shouldn't check my oil.

I'm saying that I shouldn't have to check my oil in order to prevent it from exploding.

There is a service bulletin, I came in with symptoms on that bulletin; the first thing they should have done is check the oil level.

I brought the car to them because I didn't want to bother with it. I was willing to pay any amount of money to fix the problem before it worsened.

I wasn't aware of the car consuming oil like that until after I found the service bulletin. Now you'll be damn sure that I check often.
All i knew was the oil ran hot in these cars.

I don't have the time or space to deal with maintenance on my car all the time. I do my oil changes, fluid changes, etc but when it comes to things having problems, i take it in. I can't be spending days trying to pinpoint problems.

I used to have time troubleshoot issues on my own and actually I did come here to find a resolution before I went to the dealership.

Also I haven't been called one time since I brought the car in. I'm without a car and I have idea why the engine did what it did. After I called him on saturday all he said is that I need to show oil records and wouldn't give me any more information.

I agree with what your saying but almost every every instance of engine failure do to oil consumption is because the person never checks their oil.

Man this whole thing just ******* sucks.

Maybe I just need to trade it in for an Altima. :/

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Originally Posted by red6spd (Post 1802921)

I agree with what your saying but almost every every instance of engine failure do to oil consumption is because the person never checks their oil.

Engine failure due to oil consumption is due to oil consumption.

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Originally Posted by cheshirecat (Post 1803940)

Engine failure due to oil consumption is due to oil consumption.

No its not. I understand that if it was not for the consumption issue your engine would not use the excessive amount of oil, but if you check your oil on a normal basis you will (A) Catch the problem early and (B) avoided complete engine failure. Mazda RX8's are known to use oil and its considered normal. So if you do not check your oil often and your motor fails its your own fault.

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Originally Posted by birdmanx1 (Post 1801232)

If they see the oil cooler, they WILL point it as the source of the engine problem and as such will impose the labor/part costs to the owner. They will not care about the burning oil issue. PERIOD.

Best course of action is to take the oil cooler out, take the documentation for the oil changes and make your case about potential oil burning issue and see where that takes you.

That's illegal.

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Originally Posted by cheshirecat (Post 1803940)

Engine failure due to oil consumption is due to oil consumption.

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Originally Posted by red6spd (Post 1804058)

Engine failure avoidance can be attributed to checking oil on a regular basis.

Everyone happy now?

:D

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Originally Posted by Lug (Post 1804182)

Engine failure avoidance can be attributed to checking oil on a regular basis.
Everyone happy now?
:D

Haha, indeed.

My only point is that "regular" oil checking denotes a car that isn't consuming close to two quarts of oil per thousand miles, like my car now.

I wouldn't say that going two thousand miles without checking the oil is "irregular". Then again, I average about 2k miles/month, so the miles tend to fly by.

Its still shyt no matter.