2013 Slow oil loss?

Have you ever cleaned/had work done on your EGR system, intake manifold, and/or your PCV valve? How's your coolant level, stable? Any rattling, or knocking, on start-up? Any engine error codes(lights) that you've had diagnosed?

If your oil level is low, be sure to add oil, checking the level often.

Welcome to the forum! You're in the right place.

 

no, it is very common for a car with that mileage. what's unusual is for a car of that age to have that much mileage

 

Yeah, by the time you get the low oil pressure warning (typically when cornering), you're into dangerously low oil territory. I would check the oil immediately, with the car on level ground, bring it right up to the top mark. And start checking and topping regularly.

To make the dipstick easier to read:

1. Pull the dipstick and wipe it, and wait, about 5 minutes. With the 3rd gen at least, when you pull out the disptick it tends to draw oil up the tube, which can make reading the dipstick hard, smears oil all along the edges. The wait gives that drawn-up oil time to drain back down. After the wait, reinsert the dipstick fully, pull it out, and hold it horizontal in a good light.

2. The face of the disptick towards you (as you draw it out) tends to be clearer/cleaner than the far side.

3. The distance between the two marks represents 1.6 US quarts (1.5 liters). With your consumption rate, I would always aim to top up to the full mark.

 

How fast do you drive? Mostly highway, city, or combo?
A 80% of my driving in highway. When I stay 65mph, I use about 3/4 of a quart between 10,000 miles changes.
When I drive 70mph, It doubles. And my mpg's go down about 5mpg.

 

First off, welcome!

Secondly, when the low oil pressure light comes on that is very bad -- it means your engine is being starved of lubrication which is likely causing irreparable damage. You need to add oil to your engine immediately -- as in, this morning before you drive it. I bet you'll need to add about 3 quarts to get the dipstick reading up to the "full" mark. That means you only have about a quart and a half in there now.

To answer your question about where the oil is going: it's being burned in the cylinders then expelled out the exhaust pipe. Either because 1) the rings and/or cylinders are worn, or 2) because the rings are sticking as a result of carbon build-up on them. Neither of those problems is going to be remedied by a quick visit to the dealer.

If you plan to keep this car, you need to commit yourself to checking the oil regularly. Depending on how much you drive, maybe once per week, or at every 1000 miles. If you're not willing to do that, then you're going to end up running the engine dry of oil and destroying it. That will require a new (or used) engine -- which will be thousands of dollars.

As @ASRDogman suggested, the speed at which you travel makes a huge difference in oil consumption. You can cut consumption in half by traveling the speed limit.

 

NO, pretty much normal for that MILEAGE.
Age isn't much of a factor.

You need to check the oil more often.
And you need to be sure you are reading the "stick" right.
My guess is that you might need a full quart every 2K miles or so.

Typically when the oil light starts blinking that is low oil PRESSURE, indicating that the level is dangerously low which would require a lot more than 2/3 quart to get back to full.

Changing to high mileage oil on the next change might help some but there is no easy "fix" for a worn out engine.

 

WOW! Speed demon! That's where your oil is going. The cylinders are sucking in through the
valve guide seals. Drive 65pmh and you'll spend a lot less on fuel and oil.

And pretty much anyone can learn to work on any car.

 

WOW. That was a total waste of a post.