Genesis sedan 2012 burning oil

[ewill736]

Any Genesis Sedan owners have a 2012 burning oil? No evidence of leak. Also no oil on hot engine parts smoking.

 

[Sal Collaziano]

Any Genesis Sedan owners have a 2012 burning oil? No evidence of leak. Also no oil on hot engine parts smoking.

Welcome. Moving this topic into our first generation Genesis Sedan forum...

 

[EdP]

Any Genesis Sedan owners have a 2012 burning oil? No evidence of leak. Also no oil on hot engine parts smoking.

How many miles on the engine? How much is it using? It is normal for older engines to use some oil as they wear. Here is some opinion

8 Causes of Excessive Oil Consumption (and How to Fix)

Is your car using so much oil where you're constantly having to top it off? Here are 8 common causes of excessive oil consumption...

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[ewill736]

How many miles on the engine? How much is it using? It is normal for older engines to use some oil as they wear. Here is some opinion

8 Causes of Excessive Oil Consumption (and How to Fix)

Is your car using so much oil where you're constantly having to top it off? Here are 8 common causes of excessive oil consumption...

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150 miles. Burning a quart about every thousand miles.

 

[joegr]

150 miles. Burning a quart about every thousand miles.

Yeah, imho that is too much oil after too few miles. My last cars were at about a half quart in six thousand miles at 250K miles, and at least half of that was a leak from the front timing cover gaskets.

 

[EdP]

150 miles. Burning a quart about every thousand miles.

The last two cars that I had with about 125K used close to that maybe 1200 to 1500 miles tops. Both were GM cars.
Don't ask me about my first car, a '53 Mercury flathead. I always kept a couple of quarts with me.

 

[scottdk]

Here is an old thread with an overload of information. Some of the early 2012 5.0L models had oil consumption issues. Seems this was corrected late in the 2012 production, but I do not remember the exact date the issue was fixed.

Oil Consumption in '12 R-Spec

For all the guys having issues with oil consumption I have a few words of advice. Take them however you want. Odometers don't rack up miles with the engine idling in park. Certain situations accelerate oil usage due to blowby such as high rpm during engine braking. Things like coasting down from...

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