# Burt oil

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/burt-oil/47909>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** caravan, dodge\
**Created:** [April 24, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burt-oil/47909 "2010-04-24T17:03:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![JulioC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@JulioC](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JulioC)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burt-oil/47909/1 "2010-04-24T17:03:09Z")

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This is 2002 caravan 3.3 I notice since I bought it more than a year ago that the oil get really burnt even 3 o 4 weeks after the change. Could you give me some tips. I change the oil myself regularly every 3k.  
  
  
  
 Thanks!

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burt-oil/47909/2 "2010-04-24T17:05:48Z")

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What year is it,  
how many miles does it have on it,  
do you know anything about its history,  
and how are you determining that the oil is “burnt”?

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**Author:** ![JulioC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@JulioC](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JulioC)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burt-oil/47909/3 "2010-04-24T17:08:45Z")

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year 2002 120k on it… It gets too dark so quickly… In the other car it doesn’t get so dark so fast. Thanks

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burt-oil/47909/4 "2010-04-24T17:17:12Z")

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It could just be wear in the cylinders allowing more blowby. A compression test should give you a good idea.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burt-oil/47909/5 "2010-04-24T18:48:44Z")

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Older cars will get their oil dark pretty quickly. How many miles between adding a quart?