What is oil consumption?

When the engine is running at high speed, the piston moves up and down inside the cylinder, the oil acts as a lubricant and protective agent between the two; that is to say, the engine in the operation process, it is inevitable that some oil will be burned on the left in the wall surface of the combustion chamber; a vehicle running after a period of time, oil less, this is the so-called "oil consumption".

What is burning oil?

When it comes to burning oil, an idea came to mind was burned and blue smoke from the engine; the burning oil is not normal oil consumption, may enter the combustion chamber is burned, there may not be leaked oil return.

Feel the burning oil cars, should first check the dipstick height in two maintenance intervals, as long as the oil level is normal between the highest and lowest points.

Check the dipstick is a skill, to look at the vehicle cooling down due to the oil dipstick, down to the sump below is the best practical examination, otherwise easy to cause the miscarriage of justice.

If it is found that the oil foot level drops sharply, then can observe whether the engine oil leak, if the engine is no leakage check whether the exhaust take the blue smoke.

If there is no, then focus on whether the gas oil separation problems, resulting in oil is blocked in the ventilation valve, of course, may also be in other locations.

In a word, oil consumption and burning oil should be distinguished, otherwise, misjudgment will only lead to excessive maintenance.