Oil consumption

Asked by ra13137 Feb 16, 2016 at 11:22 PM about the 2014 Ford Focus S

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Car has 22000 mi.  At about 2200 mi. after service the oil pressure light
flickers and oil must be added. This seems to me to be excessive oil
consumption. I see no signs of smoke or leaks. What is considered "normal"
oil use for a 2.0 ford motor?

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Mark answered 8 years ago

As a former Ford Service Manager I know Ford considers anything under one quart of oil use per 900 miles to be normal. I know its crap, but that is their specs

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Bob_ answered 8 years ago

terrible fact, but with the high mileage comes oil consumption...my wife's own Prius which still gets near 50 mpg has 200,000 miles and drinks a quart every 500 miles~ but still works good~

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Mark answered 8 years ago

Look at that - Mark and Bob agree

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GuruC8TM4 answered 5 years ago

Oil that is too thin causes oil burning. Switching to a 0w-30 will solve the problem

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