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Originally Posted by lbls1
You need to either watch the oil level closely or have an oil economy test done, to determine how quickly the car is burning oil. One quart per 3,000 miles is fine, but two or more quarts at that mileage or less points to a consumption problem.
Good luck.
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Because the lift at our local dealership was down I delayed the routine 5000 mile oil change. The oil now has over 6000 miles on it. It makes sense if it burns 1 quart per 3000 miles, it burned 2 quarts in 6000 miles. I guess the moral of the story is don't trust low oil lights, CHECK OIL manually routinely. The engine made this noise periodically for 15 days before I investigated a low oil issue verses a noisy flywheel and clutch assembly. The good news is with the 2 quarts added the engine runs like new (strong and no noises), bad news I will never really know if this comprised longevity of the engine until later.