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Oil burning

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by rmshorter, Apr 24, 2016.

  1. rmshorter

    rmshorter New Member

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    my 2010 has 190k and for the last 20k it's been burning about 2 qts per 10k. No oil on the ground. Is the a recommend oil additive to syn 0 - 20 oil to help with seals/rings?
     
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    2qts per 10k is not bad at all. Just keep topping off when needed

    SM-N900P ?
     
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    SM-N900P???? Not sure what this is.
     
    #3 rmshorter, Apr 24, 2016
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    From his phone app. Ignore. :)
     
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  5. bisco

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    it has 190,000 miles. change the oil at 5,000 mile intervals, check and top up every 1,000 miles, it's only going to get worse. have you considered 5w-20 dino?
     
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    FWIW, It seems that as time has gone by, oil burning is becoming the norm on the Gen III high mileage units. It is a shame the amount of post's similar to this are occurring.
     
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    is it unusual in other high mileage vehicles?
     
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    It wasn't at all unusual in the 1950s. By the 1990s, not so much---excluding cases of abuse or neglect, and a few buggy engine designs. Lately, we seem to have regressed on that front.
     
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    it's called engine flush.
     
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    but greatly improved MPG. trade-offs.
     
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