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Car Forum / Hyundai Cars / October 20062002 accent oil usage
My 2002 Accent will use a quart of oil every 1400 miles. Has 76k on it and has been doing this since about 30k. Is this the norm?  SignatureRichard Ator Natty Flatt USA http://nattyflatt.blogspot.com/ Always remember before you can become old and wise you must be young and stupid. I'm stuck somewhere in between. Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional. Not for mine, 2002 Accent, 1.5 5 speed with 136,000 and it uses around a quart between 4500 mile oil changes, I don't add it, just change it at that point. I drive almost exclusively highway though, which usually is much better on oil consumption than city driving. SignatureMike S. > My 2002 Accent will use a quart of oil every 1400 miles. Has 76k on it and > has been doing this since about 30k. > > Is this the norm? It's certainly within the manufacturer's guidelines. I'd recommend checking for leaks, and if you don't have any, don't sweat it. If it's been running fine like this for 46,000 miles, then there's little reason to believe it's a sign of a larger problem. > My 2002 Accent will use a quart of oil every 1400 miles. Has 76k on it and > has been doing this since about 30k. > > Is this the norm? It isn't the norm, but it is within the tolerance that most car makers accept as "normal." Generally, warranty repairs will only be authorized when oil consumption exceeds 1 quart/1000 miles. Matt >> My 2002 Accent will use a quart of oil every 1400 miles. Has 76k on it >> and has been doing this since about 30k. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > accept as "normal." Generally, warranty repairs will only be authorized > when oil consumption exceeds 1 quart/1000 miles. It could be considered a warrantied issue if the oil consumption causes you to fail an emissions test, though. If its not dripping, its burning. JS >>> My 2002 Accent will use a quart of oil every 1400 miles. Has 76k on >>> it and has been doing this since about 30k. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > It could be considered a warrantied issue if the oil consumption causes > you to fail an emissions test, though. If its not dripping, its burning. True, but catalytic convertors are pretty good an consuming hydrocarbons so you'd have to be burning a LOT of oil to see it on an emissions test I suspect. Matt |
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