# 2016 Kia Soul - losing oil without a leak

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-soul-losing-oil-without-a-leak/172151>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** soul, kia\
**Created:** [November 10, 2020, 1:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-soul-losing-oil-without-a-leak/172151 "2020-11-10T01:11:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![TERESAMCFALL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cab0a1/32.png) [@TERESAMCFALL](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TERESAMCFALL)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 1:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-soul-losing-oil-without-a-leak/172151/1 "2020-11-10T01:11:30Z")

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Losing oil no leaks or smoke

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-soul-losing-oil-without-a-leak/172151/2 "2020-11-10T12:30:10Z")

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How many miles per quart of oil are you getting?

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-soul-losing-oil-without-a-leak/172151/3 "2020-11-11T01:17:55Z")

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It’s probably burning oil and the catalytic converter is eliminating the smoke. Whether it’s a problem depends on how much oil.