Does anyone know how much oil dodge considers normal for the 2.4L to consume?
As i have never been a fan of Consumer Reports because they base all their information on consumer reviews and that can come back biased... i think this article is kinda entertaining to read... I find it funny that these "upscale" cars (BMW & Audi) which you pay a ton for up front ends up cost you even more in maintenance due to an oil consumption problem... And its even worse that the graph they show is for cars needing AT LEAST a qt. between oil changes, they dont actually tell you how much that is. So much for German engineering... Dont get me wrong, they are classy cars but why would you want to have a car like that if your maintenance costs are going to rape you?
... or perhaps an EVIC message that reads "R T F M !!!" ...... I have started keeping oil in it between changes, but it wouldn't warn you it was low, the engine would just shut off. It is a nice feature to keep from burning up the engine, but there should be an alarm that screams "HEY DUMBA$$, CHECK YOUR OIL!"
Our tired old '98 Neon is burning a quart every 500 miles or less. Given the amount it's driven means I have to dump a full quart in it every week. I can't imagine what my wife would do if I wasn't around to do it, because she knows nothing about engines and would likely run it until it burned up otherwise. My '99 Jeep XJ leaks a little oil out the seals, but internally it uses absolutely no oil between changes, even after nearly 200,000 miles. My Dart by comparison drinks a little between its 5,000 mile changes, but not enough to alarm me. I usually have to add another quart during that time. I do know the 2.4L has polymer piston skirts, and that oil is directly sprayed onto the cylinder walls to lubricate them and keep them cool. That means the oil control rings have extra oil to contend with and keep out of the combustion chambers.Certain Audi and BMW cars’ standards state that a quart burned every 600 to 700 miles is reasonable.
What is going on with the multi-air is completely different that what is going on with the TT BMW's (as the 2.4 isn't even turbo'd). So that isn't going to be a valid argument comparing a Twin Turbo to a Naturally Aspirated engine about oil consumption. Everyone has an opinion about the oil consumption. Did you read around or research anything about the 2.4 multi-air oil consumption issues? It's been a known fact for a while on a select few that DON'T run their engines hard, followed the proper break in period and they are STILL having the issue:The oil from the pcv system goes into the intake and is ultimately but all slowly burned. The more aggressive the driving habits the more oil comsumed.
Yes the car is burning oil but the oil is not blowby caused by bad rings or worn valve guides, it just is being added to the air fuel mixture.
That is why BMW with there twin turbo v6 says it's acceptable for a quart every 700 miles.
Furthermore, what you want us to do is quell every little bad word about the Dart and we as moderators aren't going to do it. Plain and Simple. People are going to have issues with their cars, people are going to have opinions of their cars (some favorable, some bad), the point is that even though we are all on the site dodge-dart.org it doesn't mean they have to all be favorable opinions. Yes, you can throw at me that this site will go downhill because of this behavior and allowing unfavorable opinions run wild. But you know what? I rather have a truthful site that shows the good and the bad, and work through the bad than just have only good. No one is finding reasons to hate the Dart or Chrysler other than you pointing it out every-time that some coughs and says something wrong about the Dart. Enough is enough, you have contacted all of us moderators through PM at least once on top of reported posts from moderators as being "ill-willed" toward the Dart. I'm not going to run or be apart of a site that is full of revisionist history, and that is what you are asking us to do.We are finding a reason to hate our darts or Chrysler when every manufacturer sees the same thing.
good article to read through can be found here: http://www.dodge-dart.org/forum/dodge-dart-2-0l-tigershark/26165-dealer-oil-change.html. pretty much covers the 5w20 vs 0w20 debate with links and all the other goodies.Anybody try thicker oil?