A popular oil blogger recently said, in response to this question "Why does my 2014 (unnamed) German car burn so much oil?" to 'just put up with it!'
I flat-out disagree with that!
Then he goes on to say that the view on oil consumption (burning) has evolved over the years, that it's not uncommon for brand new cars to burn oil, that a quart every 1,000 miles is considered normal.
It didn't used to be!
Then he said something I do agree with. 'The oil control ring on the pistons that scrape the oil from your cylinder walls, that they get clogged with carbon and gunk.'
So we should do what this guy does??? 'Keep a five -quart container of oil in your trunk and check and top-off your oil every time you fill up!!'
My '06 GMC Sierra doesn't burn any oil, and it has 360,000 miles.
There are some products that will dissolve that built-up sludge on the piston rings--it's strong, and flammable, and will likely come in a glass bottle.
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