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Old 11-17-2005, 07:53 PM
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Re: burning oil

A quart every 3K miles is considered to be acceptable but I don't. Something is giving way in your cylinders but not enough to be concerned about. Most cars I've had mayl use about a pint or less every six thousand miles. Crankcase oil do not evaporate. You lose oild either thru leaks or burn. Cars with manual transmission tend to use a bit more oil because of the high cylinder vacuum during deceleration.
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