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Old 06-16-05, 05:34 PM
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cause for excessive oil use

The car does not smoke but has used 3 quarts in a month.How could this occur without a leak?
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im not sure but maybe old worn out apex seals...
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Originally Posted by MattB
im not sure but maybe old worn out apex seals...
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Its very possible that it is burning oil, oil seals on sides of rotors are worn. Then again, I suspect that its probably your oil pan, leaking just a little bit that you don't see it, but enough that it makes you fill up 3 quarts a month.
If you still have your cats, an oil burning car can sometimes show no signs of it out the exhaust.
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have somebody rev it up while you look in the engine bay. a lot of leaks dont leak untill the oil pressure is built up.
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How many MILES have you put on it in this month? If you've put 2000-3000 miles on, that's perfectly normal oil burn for a stock engine.

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actually i think its supposed to be more like 1 qt. every 3000 miles so hes still burning tripple what he should be, i would check out the omp.
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The rotary can burn as mucn as 1 quart every 1000 miles if driven hard.
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