Excessive Oil USE 2004 NP V6 Pajero

Hi,

CLICK HERE and you will be taken to a site that deals with a lot of the common problems assosciated with excessive oil concumption.

One of the ones that a lot of people seem to overlook is to ensue they are using oil of the right viscosity for their particular vehicle.

Given that your vehicle is only 18 months old is it still under warranty as this may be the best option.

Best of luck anyway.

Hi,

Well, that's just over 1/4l per 1000k. Would not consider that excessive (and neither will the dealer!)

Good Luck

I will add my 2 pence worth,
I agree with Brian, check oil viscosity but also what oil is being used? I pay mega bucks for my oil and do changes more often than recommended, (at about half recommended intervals) and have always found this the best. Seems funny we buy vehicles worth mega bucks and then scrimp on maintenance. A mate came back from the Kimberley and needed an oil change and couldn't get the oil we use at Katherine, and with a clean running 80 series T/D he used 4 ltrs getting to the Alice, changed back to the oil he uses on a regular basis and ran the rest of the way another 1800k's with no oil used.

Thank you all for your replies. However I would consider that amount of oil used excessive. The car is serviced to Mitsubishi requirements at the appropriate timings, by the same service centre that has serviced all three of my Mitsubishi products. The oil is Penzoil 20W-50. I consider that a vehicle this new would use say 250 ml of oil per 5000km. In this case 5l per 15000 km is almost an oil change. It is in for a service and I will know the problem by days end.

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Sapper

I agree. Far too much oil used in that distance. I would consider that excessive. I don't know what your oil change intervals are, but that probably has the potential to run the sump dry and damage the engine within the normal oil change period. I would be right onto the dealer over this. It is becoming increasingly common among modern engines to use excessive amounts of oil. Subaru has a big problem with the 2.5L engine and the General Motors LS1 V8 in the Commodore had a very well documented problem leading to rebuilding or replacing of many engines. Whatever the reason however, most people expect to buy a new car and never have to worry about the oil level - they expect that if it is properly serviced at the correct intervals, that should do. Now, we are getting some engines that require regular checking of oil intervals - that's progress?

My 1998 3.5ltr pajero does not use any oil at all ,just lots and lots of fuel,can you solve this problem ???????