Is250 - Where's My Oil Going?

[james250]

It's been about just over 3 months since i did my oil change on my IS250. I filled Castrol magnatec 5w30 A1. At that time i drained around 5.6L and filled about 6.2 or 6.3L as per Lexus specs with the Oil filter change. I think the level of oil after the change was around the halfway mark maybe a little over the half way mark.

I'm about 300 miles away from completing 4k miles since the oil change. I checked the oil level today on the dipstick and i'm shocked to see that it seems that the oil is now on the low level on the dipstick. I've checked for visual leaks, nothing at all. I dont have coolant in oil and neither do i have oil in coolant. Exhaust does not have any coloured smoke. So i'm concerned where all this oil has gone and what can be wrong.

[It wasn't me]

Hi

You have absolutely nothing to worry about, most manufactures state 1 litre to about a 1000 miles is ok,from memory BMW state 600 miles to 1 litre.

From max to min on most dipsticks will be around 1 litre of oil.

But if you would like to reduce the cars oil consumption I would advise you flush your engine using forte advanced formula engine flush added to warm engine oil,you can either leave it to idle, or you can drive with it in for approx 45 mins then drain until lit stops dripping, adding an oil system protector on refilling.

The flush will remove the glaze/varnishing on the bores and the oil system protector will help prevent oil burning.

They are not available to buy in any shops so you will have to find a good garage scheme member close to you and see if he will sell you them,setting u Back about £23 + vat, If you would like more info on the products, type forte lubricants into your search engine and the good garage scheme to find the nearest garage to you selling the products.

I would also check the spec of the oil you are using as I'm not sure it's correct .

These are the specs you should be using

GM Dexos 2

MB 229.51

BMW LL-04

VW 502.00/505.01

ACEA A3/B4

ACEA C3 low saps

I would only recommend a known brands like Q8 SHELL Mobil Castrol non of the cheap crap u get from auto factors,own brands etc, it's cheap for a reason! their is a big difference in the quality of the additives they use.

Hope that helps

Regards Shaun

[It wasn't me]

Forgot to mention DONT opt for a cheaper flush, as a lot are solvent based and DONT do what they say on the tin.

I have used forte products for around 20 odd years and they just keep getting better.

Shaun