03-24-2014, 09:36 AM
My CTS needed to have about a quart added between changes which seemed off to me too. According to the user manual it was considered "normal". I remember talking to the Cadillac service reps about it and they had seen several of them come in for engine issues because owners did not heed the manual warnings and didn't check their oil enough. Some of the first DI engines I guess were pretty heavy on the oil blowby / oil being pushed into the intake manifold. After I added the catch can on my car it would catch about 1/8-1/4 of a quart between oil changes that would have otherwise ended up in the intake system. I think that is poor engineering personally because every stock Jap car I ever owned never burned a drop. I think it's up in the air for some cars to burn oil over others.
The XFR has an electronic dipstick that requires a weird procedure to see it. I haven't checked it in a few months and I probably should, but I have only put 4,000 miles on it since I bought it.
The XFR has an electronic dipstick that requires a weird procedure to see it. I haven't checked it in a few months and I probably should, but I have only put 4,000 miles on it since I bought it.
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2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium
Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks
2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium
Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks