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Message: <blockquote data-quote="yellowmanta" data-source="post: 305976" data-attributes="member: 4049">Hi mangkor,That's very comprehensive explanation for the missing oil that some 5'ers experience. If your statement that the permissible oil consumption is 1l/1600km, then in my case where the oil warning light came on every 3000km +/-, it'd appear to be normal? But then again, based on a 25000km service interval, that would mean that I would have had to top up at least 8x during that period! And based on what some forumers say they have been charged for each top up ie. RM70 per litre, that would be RM560 just for top ups alone. And then by that time, with the frequent topping up with new oil, wouldn't the engine oil be 'refreshed' all the time? Maybe that's how the car can support such a long service interval....I still find it hard to accept that an engine as modern and hi-tech as that in our car is consuming oil at such an alarming rate. Having to top up at intervals of say 10000k would be acceptable, certainly not every 1600km if your info is correct. Infact at that rate, that would have required at least 15 top ups in between each service intervals of 25000km! Or RM1,050! Just doesn't sound logical at all.Anyway now that I've done the heart transplant, lets monitor and see what's the oil consumption rate is going to be like. If it improves from the 3000km that I used to experience, then certainly it means there was really something wrong with the engine and the transplant was necessary.Cheers</blockquote>

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