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Originally Posted by sednwol
Sry, didn't mean to confuse. Have only run 20w50 for two months having been told I needed a "thicker" oil. I will change back to the correct specification. But should a VCT engine which has been well maintained (on LPG, using oil I do not consider expensive) be burning oil after only 250,000 klm?
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This is a very general question that could be answered with a general answer of yes, it could. You haven't told us how much oil you are topping up with and how much oil is it actually leaking.
Have you owned the car since brand new? Was it run properly? Was it serviced properly before you owned it? How did any previous owners drive it? There are a thousand reasons why the engine could be using oil.
Any motor with 250,000 can start using oil. Also these motors have a bad habit of leaking out of the timing chain tensioner which will put your oil usage through the roof.
Fix the oil leak(s) first if they are a simple fix and then see how much oil the engine is actually burning.