Why Do Some Engines Consume Oil?

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[bokzader]

They should make cars now with oil tanks like 60Liters or something and you dont have to worry about adding oil every 1000km

[heinpereboom]

Thanks for the excellent explanation!
What is your opinion about less resilient piston rings that put too little pressure on the cylinder walls and therefore cause oil consumption, as is the case with most modern engines?

[Christaxi]

I have A Skoda 2018 Diesel useing 2 litres Every 10 Thousand Mile I am do the thing you said in your Video Thank you this was a good help

[markwarnberg]

Oil consumption can be due to evaporation if the engin is running hot, using the right vicosity is important, follow the hand book and use the oil vicosity chart as a guide.

[Jerry-mefy]

My Ford Explorer burns Amsoil but when I put in something like Mobil one synthetic it stops 🤔

[robertg.]

Hi . I have Volvo V40 2.0 l gasoline VEA engine (' it's tight fit engine') . I have noticed too much burning oil lately - specially in summer with high speed. I use 0W20 .. Which oil will be the best to my engine ??? . I drive mostly in town, but 2 times a week i drive little faster . I live in Poland, so the weather is 'moderate'. Summet was hot (even over 36 C) . The winter is so weak, but stil even under -20 C. Thank's

[thomasapplin]

I've ordered a 2019 Audi A4 Quattro. Before doing so, I read up on Audi's history of oil consumption problems. I read and was told that after several years of this issue, the Audi engineers redesigned the piston/piston rings out of a different material which solved the problem of oil leaking into the cylinder. Even my Acura service manager said that they had corrected it. I didn't see any more online stories of this beyond the 2012-2013 models. My car has not yet arrived from Germany but in anticipation of its arrival, I stopped at the Audi service dept. The service mgr. told me how much I would love my new A4 premium plus Quattro....and, oh, byt the way, you'll probably have to stop in to the dealer between oil changes to "top it off." My heart sank. I thought I'd checked it out and that Audi had corrected the problem with the pistons, especially after a class action lawsuit. Has the problem persisted with even the new Audis or did they fix it since then. I was under the impression that it had been corrected. I can't find anything definitive online except one article from a couple of years ago from a publication I think was called Atlantic which implied that Audi had made changes in the piston/piston rings to correct it . Does anyone know? I'm afraid I'll kick myself for selling my 2005 Acura TL which was a dream and never used a drop of oil between changes. Somebody tell me if Audi fixed it. Please?
Tom A.

[IntegraDIY]

My mother’s 2009 Mini Cooper burns oil.. no leaks or anything. She drives only around 1000 miles a year and the engine never see’s RPM past 4, 000. And it has less than 100k miles.

[BZA]

My 2.0 mazda 6 petrol is consuming some oil in a normal driving conditions at around 2500 rpms, it's around 1l per 3000-4000km, but when driving on highway it revs around 3500-4000 due to only 5 speed transmission and then it consumes around 1l per 1000 km. It seems to me to be the big difference, is that normal?

[adrian.ilie.]

I have a vw golf 7 variant 2013 engine code cxsa, belt drive, at 170, 000 km it started to consume 0.4 l / 1000 km.. I use 5w30, try 5w40 maybe it won't consume so much anymore!what do you think?

[sonnydangol]

My car was losing 1/2 litre in 400 kms so my mechanic told me that engine is burning oil out the exhaust and I need expensive piston replacements costing up to $1500 to $2000 .. what should I do .. should I drive adding oil frequently or go ahead with this expensive repair or will carbon cleaning help ?

[yasirsafi]

VW touran 2010 tsi petrol
I have this car, after 1000km 1liter oil .
Which oil is the best for my car ?
Help🙁?

[tiagosa]

I use Liqui-Moly 5w-40 full synthetic and my 190, 000km Jetta 2.0t burns 1L every 1000km. It's mainly summer/spring driven never winter driven, should I go with thicker oil?
Edit: Or should I stop redlining everytime I pull out of second gear?

[IMQ]

Very informative, consise and logical....thanx.... just background music is irritating

[superkari]

good explanation..i have 1question hope that i get answer on this matters..my vw golf consume a lot of oil i went to change oil on monday after 6days my fuel warning indecator pop up then i check the oil its totally empty..then i add again after 5days same story..do you know why?take note no leaking no white smoke any idea whats the problem?

[sira]

What oil for passat 1.8T petrol year 2000, burn oil but not white smoke

[romulod]

I have a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta TSI 1.8L. My car burns about 1L/1000kms using 5W40. What other oil could I use that would not result in my car burning it so excessively?

[Mr.Gui.monteiro]

can someone tell me about the oil consumption on the Citroen Cactus C4 ? I heard its related to an internal thermostat in the engine?

[Chris-vxqi]

I’ve tried all types of oils for my Audi A4 and it hasn’t helped...I was told the piston rings need cleaning 🤷‍♂️ Some mechanics are butchers

[vandenhoogen]

My audi a6 2.0tdi 2013 burn 1l every 1500km ive use recommended castrol LL 5w-30 do you think I should try a non recomended oil instead?