FWIW, I burned one quart of oil in 1st 4k miles.
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I plan on changing mine at 7,500 as well. I know that many people here say that every 15K is enough, but I'm used to changing it every 3K and flushing it every 6K - so even this is going to be tough for me.
FWIW I shortened my daily commute from 60 miles/day down to under 4 miles/day, and sometimes I even walk to my new office. In my crazy little mind I feel that by doing this I have made my contribution to the environment and have earned the extra oil change if I want it. :eeps:
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FWIW I shortened my daily commute from 60 miles/day down to under 4 miles/day, and sometimes I even walk to my new office. In my crazy little mind I feel that by doing this I have made my contribution to the environment and have earned the extra oil change if I want it. :eeps:
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Did you stick to the break in guide lines:dunno: Below 100 mpg, vary rpms, keep em under 4500, etcPlaz said:Topped it off with a quart of 5W-30 Mobil 1 this evening.
Will probably get a "peace of mind" change at 7500.
Kind of like taking a bath every Saturday, whether I need it or not.
If so I'm
1 qt. seems like a lot for only 4kI changed at 3600 no burn off, at 6k now stll none
And I can tell you with the 2.5 engine it was tough to keep it under 4.5 rpms:eeps: I now notice that unless in traffic shift at 4 - 5 k almost all the time, it just runs out so quickly:angel:I followed break-in religiously.
And I burnt through 3 qt in 8k miles. Then it inexplicably stopped. Last 4 thousand miles oil level has stayed rock steady.
But during the first 5k miles I had two fan failures. At this point that's all I can attribute the change to. :dunno:
And I burnt through 3 qt in 8k miles. Then it inexplicably stopped. Last 4 thousand miles oil level has stayed rock steady.
But during the first 5k miles I had two fan failures. At this point that's all I can attribute the change to. :dunno:
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Re: Re: FWIW, I burned one quart of oil in 1st 4k miles.
I have also driven it pretty hard since then, including lots of high speed desert miles in Nevada, and a dozen or more high-rev, rapid altitude and speed changing, extremely twisty drives on the various canyon roads of the Santa Monica mountains.
I'm not worried... seems reasonable. I've heard of more than a few cases where people burned oil for the first 6-8K miles or so, then things settled down.
I absolutely stuck to the break-in regimen.PM 325xiT said:
Did you stick to the break in guide lines:dunno: Below 100 mpg, vary rpms, keep em under 4500, etc
If so I'm
I have also driven it pretty hard since then, including lots of high speed desert miles in Nevada, and a dozen or more high-rev, rapid altitude and speed changing, extremely twisty drives on the various canyon roads of the Santa Monica mountains.
I'm not worried... seems reasonable. I've heard of more than a few cases where people burned oil for the first 6-8K miles or so, then things settled down.
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I just took my car in to the dealer this past Thursday for it's first oil change at a bit over 5,200 miles. The funny thing is that when I got to the dealer and turned off the engine the yellow oil light came on indicating I needed to top off the oil. Is that timing or what? The tech said I was about 1 quart low. Seemed okay to me since I followed the break-in period to the "T", and have driven fairly hard since. Those back roads aren't there to be left alone, right?
I think 1 quart after 5,000 or more miles on a new engine is within my tolerances. We'll see what happens over the next 5,000 miles. Stay tuned....
Mike
I think 1 quart after 5,000 or more miles on a new engine is within my tolerances. We'll see what happens over the next 5,000 miles. Stay tuned....
Mike
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I stuck to a tighter regimen than recommended. <3500rpm and <70mph. My last car burned oil like mad and I didn't want it to happen again.
That done, it lost 3/4qt or so between 3000 and 6000 or something like that, but not a drop before or since. Odd.
That done, it lost 3/4qt or so between 3000 and 6000 or something like that, but not a drop before or since. Odd.
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Bring the oil and filter and I'll do it for ya for free...Well, oil, filter, and some beer.Plaz said:Topped it off with a quart of 5W-30 Mobil 1 this evening.
Will probably get a "peace of mind" change at 7500.
Kind of like taking a bath every Saturday, whether I need it or not.
You live close enough anyway. When you hit the mark drop me an email!
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