People just want to jump in the darn vehicle and drive off. IMO part of it is pure lazyness and they bought the low maintenance marketing hype.
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The last part of this is that if consumers made sure that the right products that really meet the manufacturers specifications were used, the vast majority of the reports of excessive oil consumption would have been prevented. From there even if a car is using a quart in five hundred miles the cost of oil that is consumed isn't anywhere near the cost to repair the engine. Losing one quart of oil in a thousand miles isn't a big deal and the fact that replacing that lost oil also replenishes the additives in the oil there is some significant benefit. The question that needs to be asked is why do they think this way. Yup but some of these people think maintenance is something not needed!!!!! As with any vehicle its the owners responsibility to check (or get checked) oil and other fluid levels once in a while and fill as needed. 5 quarts every 1K miles would be in current acceptable range ( quart every 2K). I am fearing that this will not go well w/ the dealership as I sense they already are taking a stance of it not being an issue! See for a great discussion and recommended fixes for this problem and others.
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Among the many engine issues that come w/ this engine, the high pressure fuel pump will dilute the oil causing excessive piston ring wear. How can it not be.at that rate, I will run out of engine oil between normal oil changes!! Car just turned 85K miles. Service Manager says it is not a problem. It is a known issue that this engine in Equinox's made before 3/2011 are prone to oil consumption, which I am now seeing and have brought it to the attention of my dealership.Engine is consuming 0.5QTS per 1000 miles and dealership is now doing the recommended GM's oil consumption test (4 visits at 1K miles intervals) which I am doing now. I have a 2011 Equinox w/ the 2.4L Ecotec LEA engine code.