How much oil do you normally burn?

[TegRacer324]

So just out of curiosity how much oil do you usually burn? I checked my oil last week and was a quart low after what seemed like just adding a quart maybe 1k miles ago. I'm keeping track now, but I'm hoping I'm not going to fall victim to the smoking turbo or something worse.

[gsrtype1]

My car has never burned any oil I usually check it for the hec of it once a week. Alot of cars burn oil its not a big deal as long as you keep oil in there.

[TegRacer324]

I understand that, but if they normally don't burn any oil, obviously my oil is going somewhere. I don't notice any smoke but then again I haven't necessarily been looking for it.

[Lex]

Check your intake piping and intake manifold.

[glocK23]

Out of the 24K miles of owning my MS3 (21,000 miles modded), I've never burned any oil at all. 10w30 Penzoil Platinum

[rodrigo]

ill burn about a quart every 3500 if i drive it hard. i call it self oil change

[aaronc7]

i have/had a small oil leak at the oil pan drain plug... apparently the washer i bought at autozone isnt very good. I would look around the engine bay for obvious leaks

[cpolly69]

estimate the number of minutes you spend idling each day, add it up, check your oil at the end of the week and compare the idle time to your estimated oil loss - see if there isn't a correlation
and just look at your plugs - at least this way you are sure if your motor is actually burning it or your oil or it's leaking out the turbo like the other 80% of ms3 owners

[labikesrcool]

0

[CoolMs3]

about half a quart between 5k oil changes. 5w30 motorcraft with a guart of royal purple.
i just installed occ and during that enjoyable process i had to unhook and move the lower FMIC pipe and had oil in there, maybe a table spoon full.
I need to check my TB for carbon with 24k miles on 08.

[TegRacer324]

Ugh jesus christ am I gonna have to put the intake box back on and drag the damn thing down for warranty work? Son of a bitch.

[SSinstaller]

I never noticed any oil loss between changes..

[ChrisK]

i never lose any oil either. 1qt/1k miles is a lot. You got a rotory in there!?

[802MS3]

Originally Posted by TegRacer324 Ugh jesus christ am I gonna have to put the intake box back on and drag the damn thing down for warranty work? Son of a bitch.

go talk to the service manager. he might be a cool guy

[DaleNixon]

None.

[cpolly69]

since mazda sells a cold air intake they don't usually complain if you have one on -
i got several warranty coverages including a new turbo w/ most of the stuff in my sig minus the dp & mbc

[taf0422]

no burning oil for mine..shes spot on with the full line every time!! checked every other week

[TegRacer324]

Well I wrote down the mileage when I last added oil. Gonna check it every week now and see how much it's burning. I know I've added oil twice since the last oil change and I don't think it's been anymore than 4k miles, maybe even less. Not sure if mazda is gonna see this as a problem however.

[cpolly69]

tellin ya man you're prob just leaking it out the turbo like most of the mzr engines on the road

[slo4now]

None.

[TegRacer324]

Originally Posted by cpolly69 tellin ya man you're prob just leaking it out the turbo like most of the mzr engines on the road

Is their noticeable white smoke behind the car in this case? I've seen all the talk about the turbo's but never really gave it much thought. I know a lot of people claiming to get the smoke after removing cats, but what about beforehand?

[cpolly69]

the root of the problem is a pcv issue that causes oil to not drain from the turbo - over-pressurizing the center section, causing the oil to leak out the seals into the exhaust - Mazda has a online tsb on it - MTOL - 5505 - google it - modifying your exhaust just shows the problem better - a large number of vehicles have the issue - stock or not - my dealer told me he had replaced over 10 when he did mine & all i had was a cbe & sri at the time

[TegRacer324]

He replaced the PCV valve? I thought some dealers didn't even have a part number for the new one yet?

[cpolly69]

they don't I was talking about my turbo - they replaced my turbo at like 34k

[TegRacer324]

Ahh ok. Well I just checked last night and it was definitely 2 quarts in just under 4k miles. FML

[clos561]

Originally Posted by TegRacer324 So just out of curiosity how much oil do you usually burn? I checked my oil last week and was a quart low after what seemed like just adding a quart maybe 1k miles ago. I'm keeping track now, but I'm hoping I'm not going to fall victim to the smoking turbo or something worse.

check this out, apparently a guy starting burning oil (alot with blue smoke) before he went boom) are u getting smoke out of your exhaust?


http://www.mazdaspeedforums.org/foru...29/#post320913

i have never needed to add oil to my ms3 inbetween oil changes

[rodrigo]

lets not make them correlations just yet please , i burn 1 qt for every 3k miles and no boom with 63k miles...and ive been burning at this rate since 35-40k miles

there is a big difference between burning oil and oil feeding around through the pcv system and caking up everywhere, be careful what u guys read and how you interpret it.

usual burning of oil is caused by either worn valve guides (which I doubt I have with 63k miles) and worn the fuck out rings (which i most certainly believe I do have).

in this car alot of you guys experience oil creeping around everywhere from intake track, pcv system etc and caking up and obviously not returning to the pan upon shut down.

soooo..... determine where your oil is going before you make claims/assumptions

in my case...do the math. I have 63k miles every 3 k I'll drop a qt. .... been like this since 35k miles. ..... i assure u I dont have 9qts caked up anywhere.

[predapio]

Originally Posted by Lenny127 lets not make them correlations just yet please , i burn 1 qt for every 3k miles and no boom with 63k miles...and ive been burning at this rate since 35-40k miles there is a big difference between burning oil and oil feeding around through the pcv system and caking up everywhere, be careful what u guys read and how you interpret it. usual burning of oil is caused by either worn valve guides (which I doubt I have with 63k miles) and worn the fuck out rings (which i most certainly believe I do have). in this car alot of you guys experience oil creeping around everywhere from intake track, pcv system etc and caking up and obviously not returning to the pan upon shut down. soooo..... determine where your oil is going before you make claims/assumptions in my case...do the math. I have 63k miles every 3 k I'll drop a qt. .... been like this since 35k miles. ..... i assure u I dont have 9qts caked up anywhere.

Lenny it's funny you mention oil creeping around. When I did my last oil change I put in 5 1/2 qts, 5w 30. I made everything drain out for a good 1/2 hour. Filled her up checked oil and was fine.

Yesterday I checked and the oil level was above max (yes it was on level ground)...so Obviously oil pools somewhere.....interesting..

Sorry to threadjack OP

[TegRacer324]

Alright well I just checked the oil again today. Been about 600 miles since the last quart and it's already 1/2 a quart low.

I also started it up ans watched the exhaust. Besides the normal water vapor coming out in the beginning there wasn't any smoke to speak of. There's also no oil on the ground where I park regularly. I don't know where it's going.

Maybe I should get a downpipe and see what happens? lol

[2007speed3]

I used to burn oil running mobil 1 or penzoil 5w-30. I just recently made the switch to Rotella 5w=40. I haven't burned a drop of oil since. Knock on wood.

[TegRacer324]

Are most of you running synthetic or regular?

[cld12pk2go]

I have 28.5k miles and change every 5k. I have never observed any loss and I check it about every 1k miles.

Good ole WalMart SuperTech 5w-30 syn.

[dirtyspeed3]

Originally Posted by TegRacer324 Are most of you running synthetic or regular?

Synthetic ftw.

Btw, how was your weekend? Do you want a hoodie?

[Arrowpoint]

I'm at 27000 miles. I use 5w-30 synthetic. Change every 3000 miles. I check oil every time I re-fuel. I have no leaks, loss of oil between changes or smoking.

[cbspeed3]

mine doesnt burn a drop,or loose any between changes,about every 3000,broke it in with the drive hard method

[jwdp54]

Originally Posted by cbspeed3 mine doesnt burn a drop,or loose any between changes,about every 3000,broke it in with the drive hard method

same broke in hard. actually raced a car on the way home from the dealer with 25 miles on it. changed the oil at 500 to cast full syn 10w 30. changed every 2500 and fully bolted by 4k. never burned, smoked or had any oil loss. about to hit 17k after 19 months of ownership

[MATT DAMOND]

I've never noticed a change in oil level, nor any other symptoms that would indicate that my MS6 burns oil.

I've just past the 60k mark, and even after tracking my MS6 (total of 2hrs at like 5,500RPM) I am surprised that it does not burn oil.

I'm just going to reiterate what someone mentioned earlier: find out where the oil is going.

[glocK23]

Who in their right minds changes their synthetic oil every 2500 miles. What a waste of time, oil and money.

Anywho, I also broke my car in fast and hard.

[TegRacer324]

Originally Posted by dirtyspeed3 Synthetic ftw. Btw, how was your weekend? Do you want a hoodie?

Lol who is this?


And yes I dunno. I've been trying to pay attention to smoke. I never see any on the ground, but maybe I have to pull the stupid fairing thing and see what's up. Maybe pull the intake too and see if there's anything in there.