With low tension piston rings and the extended "life" of synthetic oil it is extremely common for modern vehicles to be ran low on oil.
With low tension piston rings and the extended "life" of synthetic oil it is extremely common for modern vehicles to be ran low on oil.
The raw gas from direct injection helps replace that burnt oil that made it past the low tension rings and keep the oil level near the full mark. Ask Hyundai and Kia owners - and IIRC, some 2012-2014 Toyota's with direct injection. They had to replace their engines.
They actually have a new oil blend that is supposed to help prevent the oil burning/oil thinning from raw gas issue in direct injection engines- SAE 0W-16.
The raw gas from direct injection helps replace that burnt oil that made it past the low tension rings and keep the oil level near the full mark. Ask Hyundai and Kia owners - and IIRC, some 2012-2014 Toyota's with direct injection. They had to replace their engines.
They actually have a new oil blend that is supposed to help prevent the oil burning/oil thinning from raw gas issue in direct injection engines- SAE 0W-16.
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