Oil Consumption

Minas George

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MAZDA CX-7 TOURING 258hp
Guys, does your CX7 consume any oil?
Up until 3.300km there was absolutely no oil consumption.
Now at 4.200km the oil stick is halfway between min and max.
Sounds normal?

I never hard-run it until 1.500km (3.500rpm).from there on until 3.000 very seldomly lets say I reved it to 5.000 on overpass for like 5 times. and from 3.000 to 6.000rmp for like 10 times...
 
My CX7 (11,500 miles) does not show much if any oil consumption over a 6,000 mile OCI. At ~ 4,000 Km your engine is still breaking-in. According to my factory manual the dry fill of oil is ~7 quarts so allot remains in the oil cooler, oil galleys and cylinder head after shut off. It is important to have the engine off for a full 5 minutes or more before checking the oil. I also noticed that the little O-Ring on the oil dipstick will give some fairly hard resistance and you must make sure you push past the resistance to seat the dipstick to get a good reading. Ed
 
I have even checked it the following morning...the thing is that the manual states that it may burn up to 0.8l / 1000km so if I take it to the dealer they will say...normal...but is it?
 
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