Excessive oil consumption

Tiny
MNCEDI
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  • 2005 TOYOTA RAV4
  • 1.8L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 95 MILES
It is using a liter of oil every 500 km.
Friday, August 24th, 2018 AT 11:18 PM

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Tiny
ASEMASTER6371
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Good morning.

Oil consumption comes from either an external leak or internal burning.

If the rings are worn, it will allow oil into the combustion chamber and will burn off.

A compression test will confirm. It is a two step process. You do a cranking test first. Then retest it but this time add a small amount of oil into the cylinder and see if there is a difference. If there is more than 10 to 15 lbs, then the rings are your failure.

Roy

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression
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Saturday, August 25th, 2018 AT 5:09 AM

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