"warlock162" <bray@dwsd.org> wrote in message
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> Unfortunately, I did not monitor my oil consumption.
>
> As of this message, I will begin doing so.
>
> I simply get my oil changes around every 4,000 miles or so. If I was able
> to get 2,000 miles per US quart, and 3.8 quarts of new oil are installed
> per go around, could I, in theory, reach 7,500 miles between oil changes?

Oil is not consumed as fuel is. If it was, they wouldn't have to drain it.

How dirty is your oil at 4000 miles is the question? At 148,000, my '01
Accord doing 7K oil changes (I have a long highway commute) the oil is
dirty, but not black.

If you are consuming oil, that means you are burning oil. Others can give a
better description of the mechanics behind how oil gets into the fuel being
burned, but in essence, in those cases a thicker oil might not sneak by the
way thinner oil does. If you're not burning any oil (as in 3.8 quarts are
coming out at each change) then there is no need for thicker oil as you do
not have a problem with the thin stuff.