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Old May 15th, 2007, 03:54 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by Lawrothegreat (original)
I might be wrong but I have been informed by a dealer before that you should only fill the oil to the mid-mark anyway and filling it up to the max mark will only result in the car burning it off more quickly. If it is only at the mid-mark, how many miles do you need to cover before it gets to the min mark?

The Dealer is wrong or you have misunderstood them, A car uses oil due to conditions of the engine, there is no relationship to the height of the oil up to normal level except for extenuating circumstances like a hole in the block at a certain level and such.
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