how much oil does your Boxster use between oil changes?

[Qckslvr]

My Boxster with 108,000 miles seems to me to be really good on oil consumption. For about 2500 miles the car used no oil at all. I checked the gauge on the dash, and the dipstick. And that is in commute traffic. Wife and I took the car out with the local PCA over the weekend where we put 600 miles on the car over a 3 day weekend. A lot of that weekend was "spirited' driving through the back country. In that weekend the Boxster consumed just about an 1/8th of a quart of oil.

I know oil change intervals here vary, I change mine at 4k. So would that be considered a normal amount of oil consumption? My Mustang drinks almost a full quart between oil changes and it has 26,000 miles. Where as my Sister's F150 uses almost 2 quarts between oil changes, but it has 160,000 miles on it.

[Cunningr]

I change my oil about 5k miles, doesn't use enough oil to need to add any.

Read an article in motor trend about the new gt350 mustangs using a quart per 500 miles i think it was, basically oil and gas same time.

[rick3000]

104k miles, change my oil every 5k miles or annually. I have never had to add oil between oil changes (knock on wood), if my 986 burns/leaks any oil it is negligible.

[alm001]

With approximately 4k between changes I will use about a quart.

[Newsguy]

I haven't had my Boxster long enough to see any consumption, but my Silverado seems to need a drink between changes. I think part of the reason is the 0W-20W spec. I'm using 5W-40 in the Porsche & BMW, but then, they are about 20 years old, too!

[Frodo]

I'm at about 101,500 on the odometer (2001 S), and change the oil/filter annually (about 5K miles, sometimes a little more). I keep checking from time to time (expecting to eventually start burning at least a little oil), but I've never had to add any between oil changes.

I know I'm not leaking any, since (as I mentioned in a post a year or two ago) I've still got the same piece of cardboard in the garage, under the engine; I've had it there for years and years---there's never been a drop of oil on it.

[thstone]

Approximately 5-8 hours of track time in between oil changes. All above 5K rpm with every acceleration to redline. Zero oil used. Its always right where I filled it after the last oil change.

[Frodo]

Originally Posted by thstone

Approximately 5-8 hours of track time in between oil changes. All above 5K rpm with every acceleration to redline. Zero oil used. Its always right where I filled it after the last oil change.

Aren't these GREAT machines??

[Rickvd]

1 year of ownership on my 04 Boxster S abt 5k miles zero oil added between changes.

[Deserion]

As far as I can remember (if my memory is holding up), I've never needed to add between changes. Currently at 120k.

[kk2002s]

@ 104k miles - Change twice/year, these days that's like 1500 - 2000 miles between. I have never had to add other than right after change to zero in to where I want it.

A couple years back I had some seepage between motor and trans. maybe a drop or two hit the floor right after an oil change. That stopped after the next oil change and has been dry since.

Aren't these GREAT machines??

[paulofto]

In the 6 years I have had my 03 S I've never had to add oil between changes which are done once a year at approximately 3,500 miles.

[Geof3]

Zero for me as well...

[Ciao]

Zero oil used between oil changes

[kk2002s]

I beginning to think that because these cars have so much oil that we may be losing an 1/8 - 1/4+ of a quart but can't really notice it. My SUV only takes 5 quarts and you see very quickly when it starts to digest it.

[Steelepuls]

My 01 S with 100k miles, it seems to take about half a quart when it nears the time to change the oil. About 4-5000 miles I start to see the meter drop a few lines.

[palmhero]

is there any big difference between different oil filter manufacturers?
Ridex, Bosch, JP, Denckermann, Champion, UFI, Vaico, Stark. They're endless...

[10/10ths]

....over here in the Colonies, we like Napa Gold and Wix and K&N oil filters.