Car eats oil - oil change interval?

bubbabubbs · 2008-09-04T18:03:45+00:00

2001 Corolla CE; 140,000 miles; city driving, 12-15k/year: Car eats a quart of oil every 300-400 miles (ran it low on oil a few years ago.) I?ve just been adding a quart of 10W30 (hi-milage) every week or so. (I don?t want to spend the big $$ to get it fixed, so I?ll just keep driving it for a while longer, then sell it what whatever someone is willing to pay.) Now, giving the oil consumption rate, I?ve been adding several quarts of oil between oil changes, and so, if you think about it, the engine always has pretty fresh oil in it :) So, how often should I be taking it in for an oil (and filter) change? Use a less frequent interval? Or perhaps the ?regular? interval because the filter is getting extra dirty. TIA Bubba

Sep 04, 2008 42 Replies

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bubbabubbs 17 years ago

Thank you, Einstein. But I can't afford more frequent oil changes cuz I sent all my $$ to yer motha so she can buy you a new pocket protector.

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cuhulin 17 years ago

One of the places where I used to work was Delta Cotton Oil.One of the forenan guys there owned a 1948 Chevrolet pickup truck.I owned a 1968 Cheverolet pickup truck.He used to come to the solvent extraction plant where I worked.He would get a quart or two of that 80 weight oil and pour that stuff into the engine of his pickup truck.I wound up trading him my pickup truck plus $300.00 for his pickup truck. cuhulin

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