Had to add a Quart--

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4800 miles and the car told me to add a quart. I am not real concerned because this is the first time, and the way I drive it I am surprised it wasn't sooner LOL. I know people with Audis who need to add multiple quarts in a lot less than 4800 miles and are told it's "within spec". :rolleyes:

At first I took it to a Toyota dealer figuring I'd just get the first oil change, but was told the special oil is on a nationwide backorder. :dunno:

So I added a quart of Mobil One 5W-20, thought process being mixing in that tiny bit thicker oil might help it use less. It was still like water going in. I then drove it a bit and then checked the level - it reads exactly full now.

What does everyone think of how I handled it? Likely to explode or what?? :oops:

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4800 miles and the car told me to add a quart. I am not real concerned because this is the first time, and the way I drive it I am surprised it wasn't sooner LOL. I know people with Audis who need to add multiple quarts in a lot less than 4800 miles and are told it's "within spec". :rolleyes:

At first I took it to a Toyota dealer figuring I'd just get the first oil change, but was told the special oil is on a nationwide backorder. :dunno:

So I added a quart of Mobil One 5W-20, thought process being mixing in that tiny bit thicker oil might help it use less. It was still like water going in. I then drove it a bit and then checked the level - it reads exactly full now.

What does everyone think of how I handled it? Likely to explode or what?? :oops:

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You will be fine. Did you notice at what mileage it went below the max line? Or
did you never bother looking until the warning popped up?

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You will be fine. Did you notice at what mileage it went below the max line? Or
did you never bother looking until the warning popped up?

-RJM
I checked it a couple times and it read full, I think around 2,000 miles and again around 3,000. I will never make it to 10,000 miles before the first oil change, I know everyone says it's fine but it goes against my nature. I think the MINI Cooper S I ordered almost 20 years ago [?] was my first vehicle with a crazy high first oil change, but I had it done around 1,000 miles on that one.
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