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MetroMPG · 09-21-2020, 09:41 AM

I've been periodically topping up the engine oil since I got this car, but never recorded any details until this summer.

Looks like around 1 L (1.1 qt) every ~3k km (1800 mi)

Some of it is being burned & some of it is leaking.

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