09-08-2017, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Jonk
Lemme clarify what I can: Car was previously serviced at another Toyota dealership (within service interval).
There were no leaks on ground when the car died. Never a drop in my garage floor.
After I had towed the car to the dealer they called me they said it took 4 quarts to bring it back up to full.
These were dealer's verbatim words: no signs of leaks, (drain plug, filter etc) no fouling on plugs.
Tcoat, you say it would be smoking like it was running on coal to be using that much oil, but others say that's perfectly acceptable oil usage (1qt/1000miles).
My FA20'd WRX ran for 2 years without burning a drop of oil. Something ain't right.
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How often do you check your oil?
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