# Replace rings/valve seals or keep replacing oil?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-rings-valve-seals-or-keep-replacing-oil/13457>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** valves, oil\
**Created:** [April 30, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-rings-valve-seals-or-keep-replacing-oil/13457 "2008-04-30T16:23:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![americar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/americar/32/42_2.png) [@americar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/americar)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-rings-valve-seals-or-keep-replacing-oil/13457/9 "2008-05-01T22:38:22Z")

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You say you need to add 1.5 quarts of oil before you change the oil at 3000 miles. If its at least a quart low at the time in which you change the oil, then I suspect in reality you are really burning a quart closer to every 1000 miles. Still not terrible, but not good either.

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