2009 Excessive Oil Consumption/Loss

at least there's that

 

Been with Progressive for 30 years there excellent. Few crashes no questions asked they fixed everything.

To the original poster concerning the oil loss where do you get your oil changed?

 

The dealer oil change is why your eating oil so bad.

 

It depends on what type of oil you pay for. If the dealer uses Toyota brand 5W-30 or you pay more for fully synthetic oil, then dealer oil changes have no bearing.

If you want to know Ed's take just search for his many posts on the subject.

 

Specifically, “Priuschat edthefox5 vat oil”.

 

In "the world of Ed", all dealership service departments will overfill your engine with the lowest quality oil available and cause oil consumption and/or catastrophic engine failure. Also, one out of every two Gen2 prius on the planet has a failed high voltage battery.

Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.

 

Daisy how did you learn your car is eating alot of oil?

 

Did you check the dipstick immediately after the oil change to confirm what level it was?

 

FWIW when doing oil changes I put in the specd amount, carefully measured, and checked a day or two later, it’s an 1/8” to 3/16” below the top mark. And right after the oil change, I purposely don’t check it, it tends to read low IIRC.

Also, so far, it never budges, oil change to oil change, which is just a little eerie in my books.

In short, do check the oil, albeit after its had a chance to settle down. And recheck regularly, get familiar with it.

 

I asked because the OP uses someone to do it for her. It is a different proposition when you DIY.

 

I'm surmising that the car is not using more oil than usual and that the oil was not filled to the "Full" mark after the last change. Only time will tell.

 

See this all the time here with people who run there car oil dry and toast the motor.

Dealer oil change:

They use really cheap oil that they use for prepaid oil changes and the cheap oil change. Throw the dealer your keys and say change it that’s what your getting.

They don’t check the oil level before dumping it so you will never know
It’s starting to eat oil. They could care less
SAE trained mechanics aren’t changing your oil a minimum wage guy is.
Get it in get it out. They routinely overfill it.

And the most important factor is since its “dealer maintained”
It imparts in the owners mind there’s some magic going on under the hood everything is being closely monitored by the mother ship and that relieves me of any personal responsibility under there.

Do you know how many posters come on this site with check engine lights on and come to this site join and post before they even open the hood?

So crappy oil= high piston ring wear so it starts eating oil because of it combined with continuously running the car with low oil makes piston wear much worse and oil loss.

 

Check your cars engine oil minimum once a week on a level surface before starting the car.
If it’s a little below the full line add some oil. Keep track of it if this is consistent thing. If it’s consistently eating oil move your oil up to a higher viscosity like 40 weight this engine runs fine on 40 weight it will help the oil loss.

 

I agree with that bit.

Case in point, our sons Mazda CX-5, happened to have a dealership oil change, due to oil leak issue. Specd fill capacity (with filter change is 4.5 litres).

My oil catch container has 5.5 litres in gradations, plus a little more headroom. We had to jam the drain bolt back in just before it overflowed, had a nice mess.

Son has talked to service manager before (this is second time round...), is going to Mazda Canada this time.