Waste oil

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leonidetin65

Hi all.
The car is 21 years old, mileage 23000km. I noticed earlier and even after changing the oil that after a run of 5000 km, about 80-90 grams of oil burn out. Should a new car use oil?
I fill in good oil Total 5w30 A-5
everywhere around is dry and nothing drips

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venue1947

· #2 · 21 d ago

leonidetin65 said:
Hi all.
The car is 21 years old, mileage 23000km. I noticed earlier and even after changing the oil that after a run of 5000 km, about 80-90 grams of oil burn out. Should a new car use oil?
I fill in good oil Total 5w30 A-5
everywhere around is dry and nothing drips

you are saying "the car is 21 years old, mileage 23000km" but I think you mean it's a 21 year model with 23000km. and you have to add 80-90 grams after 5000km which I think is about a cup of oil...now this might be normal because of the oil you use and of course how you drive and the climate temp. you live and drive in and I suspect the engine is burning it cause you don't see any leakage...here in Canada we're told by Hyundai to use 0W-20 Quaker State Synthetic 3.8L oil and it suits our year round climate...maybe you should at least use Synthetic oil which I would have thought that Hyundai would want to be used for a 21 model...years ago when I had my 73 Corvette I had the 454 engine and it went through about a quart of oil about every 800 miles and this was normal for GM big block engines and of course back then there were no Synthetic oil and 10W-30 was the norm back then.

this is just a guess on my part for the reason of your consumption.

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leonidetin65

Discussion Starter · #3 · 21 d ago

venue1947 said:
you are saying "the car is 21 years old, mileage 23000km" but I think you mean it's a 21 year model with 23000km. and you have to add 80-90 grams after 5000km which I think is about a cup of oil...now this might be normal because of the oil you use and of course how you drive and the climate temp. you live and drive in and I suspect the engine is burning it cause you don't see any leakage...here in Canada we're told by Hyundai to use 0W-20 Quaker State Synthetic 3.8L oil and it suits our year round climate...maybe you should at least use Synthetic oil which I would have thought that Hyundai would want to be used for a 21 model...years ago when I had my 73 Corvette I had the 454 engine and it went through about a quart of oil about every 800 miles and this was normal for GM big block engines and of course back then there were no Synthetic oil and 10W-30 was the norm back then.

this is just a guess on my part for the reason of your consumption.

I use the recommended synthetic oil in our region 5-30, but after examining the engine, no oil leaks were noticed, which means it just dies

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imaddicted2u

· #4 · 21 d ago

Yes, all cars, new or old use oil. It is impossible to maintain lubrication of the piston rings without leaving some oil behind in the cylinder where it burns off. So some consumption will be normal. Personally, I wouldn't begin to worry unless the oil level dropped passed the add mark between my 8000km oil changes or there was oil smoke coming out of the tail pipe. I wouldn't be fussy about adding oil until the level dropped to the add line on the dipstick. I believe that if the oil level is at the add line, it would take 1 liter to bring it up to the full line. So your 80-90 grams (ml) is far below that, so not excessive.

Sir, could you do us all a favor, please start your discussions in the appropriate area of the forum. The topics you have been posting are not "Hyundai News" but rather more suited to the "General Discussion" area. Posting in the right area will likely get more views and responses as well.

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