I have an 02 Kia spectra w/ a 4 cylinder A's it has 175,000 miles on it! It losses between 2 and 5 quarts of oil a week! It's not leaking and don't smoke, any idea on Wher Ther oil is going?

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Asked by nono12578 May 04, 2015 at 09:39 PM about the 2002 Kia Spectra Base

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I've already checked the water and air
induction and there is no oil in either of
them!

4 Answers

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If no leaks are to be found,and no oil in radiator,the only place it can be throwing that much oil is out the exhaust,check the tail pipe for black sute,some time,s they will not throw the oil until at high rpms,going down the road.

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It does have sum black sute in the tail pipe! So ur saying it wouldn't smoke until it's at a higher rpm possibly?

143,875

Yes,driving down the road you would not see the smoking,and if you found sute,there is the oil you are loosing.

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