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Old 08-26-2009, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by rrgrassi View Post
Every diesel burns oil. Every gasoline car burns oil. The wiper rings do not remove all the oil from the cylinder walls.

Also, remember diesel is a light weight oil.

Larry is correct about Hitler wanting a People's Car hence Volkswagen.
If I don't have to add any oil during a 5-10K mile oil change interval, I'd call it not burning any oil, even if there actually was a tiny amount that got burned.
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