Excessive oil burning

Flatsole said:

Terry also seems like an embellisher at the very least. "Was told 2.1 quarts in 1,000 miles was normal". Supposedly. I find that hard to believe.

Maybe he was told he just doesn't qualify for a free engine replacement. That would be a lot more believable.

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Dealers usually say burning 1 quart per 1000 miles is “normal” and I think that’s a bunch of hogwash. Cars shouldn’t use any noticeable oil over a 3000 mile oil change interval. So I don’t know what the OP is talking about, or maybe their dealer is being less than honest (that wouldn’t be shocking).

But that “forever warranty” or sometimes very long 200k mile or so warranties some dealers offer have so many terms and conditions it’s not even worth it. Usually you have to have all recommended services done at that dealer for it to apply and they’ll still find some way to deny you. Maybe you didn’t rotate your tires on time?

But we’ll never know from the one and done. It seems to me from “2.1 qts. Every 1,000 miles that’s 14.5 qts between every oil change.” that they were doing oil changes every 7500 miles or so. Too long!! No wonder it was burning oil.

And I always see people mentioning the non existent engine settlement on Soul engines (they’re always referencing the Theta engine settlement and those engines aren’t used in Souls)

My 2017 Soul had 123,000 miles and is burning oil like crazy. I was told ok to bum a quart every 1,000, but wasn't even driving that much and was burning like 2 quarts every 500 miles. Without warning and shortly after a “top off” back to normal levels I noticed a loss of performance, the following day engine knocked reviewed oil down 2 quarts! Too late spun a bearing. I was on top of oil burning problem, but having to add or check your oil before and after every 20 min trip is crazy. Like another post stated you would be adding 14 quarts between changes. I was changing every 3k and on top of the issues but it got worse without warning. My mechanic said the GDI engines are a poor design, and I would need a new engine, at the cost around 6k. He did NOT recommend, at all.Told me to put some motor honey in and trade it in. I did and was lucky, I made it to a dealers lot a day later, and it died. Got 4k at the trade in for a VW SUV, I'm gonna miss old red, she was a very reliable car until the last few months of her life. RIP RED12