What is the Normal OIL Consumption at 3000 miles on your Diesel?
 

I'm wondering what is the normal amount of consumption that a Diesel burns by 3000 miles? How many qts do you have to add to your car per 3K miles. I'm sure it varies.

I'm burning about a qt of oil per 3k miles on my 603. with 169k miles.

What about you?

None. 617 with 207k.

Scott

Oil use
 

I have an 84 300D with 272k on her. Oil use per 3000 miles, less than 1/2 quart..... :D

E300 - none.
240D - all of it.

Weeeeeeell, it is too hard to tell until I get all the leaks fixed. :D

Let's just say 3 qts. with the leaks. :P

Nothing.

300SDLTOM,

Both my 300SDs use practically no oil in 3000 miles. The one 300SD used to use about a quart in 3000 miles but switching to Castrol Syntec decreased the oil consumption to about 1 qt in 10,000 miles.

EDIT: I should note that this miraculous decrease in oil consumption did not happen overnight. It took ~30,000 miles to "clean out the engine".

P E H

P.E., what about your SDL? That might be more applicable for Tom.

When I used non-synthetic, I'd have to add about a quarter to a half quart between every oil change, now that I've switched to Amsoil synthetic (past three oil changes), I haven't had to add any at all.

No oil added in between oil changes on the 300D 2.5. Until I switched to synthetic I was adding about 1/2 liter every 3000km. Since I switched I haven't had to add any.

Rick,

I've only driven the SDL ~25,000 miles and the oil is still at the full mark on the dipstick.

P E H

240td used about 1litre (quart??) every 1000 miles at 1st, and doesnt quite use that now.. my 190d i havnt changed the oil yet (new to me) previous owner said it didnt use any

None till my oil filter assembly mount started leaking. :mad: 150,000 miles.

less than 1 quart...

Neither of ours use anything in 2500-3000 miles. :D Our van.......does.:rolleyes: