Consumption Of Engine Oil - BYD L3 AUTO Owner's Manual

Consumption of Engine Oil

Function of Engine Oil
Engine oil is used to lubricate and
cool the inside of the engine and play
a major role in maintenance to keep
the engine at normal running status.
Consumption of Engine Oil
The engine consumes some engine
oil in normal running status for the
following causes:
● Piston, piston ring and cylinders are
lubricated by engine oil. When a
piston moves downwards in a
cylinder, a film of engine oil will be
formed on the cylinder wall. In
deceleration, the resulting high
negative pressure will suck in
engine oil from the film to the
combustion chamber.
sucked-in engine oil will combust
together with the oil film on the
cylinder wall during
high-temperature combustion in the
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chamber.
● The intake valve stem is also
lubricated by engine oil. Some
engine oil is sucked in together with
the intake air to the combustion
chamber and
combustion. High
exhaust gas may also combust
engine oil used to lubricate the
exhaust valve stem.
Consumption speed of engine oil
depends on its viscosity and quality
and actual vehicle conditions.
High speed driving and frequent
acceleration/ deceleration
increase consumption of engine oil.
New engine may consume more
engine oil as the pistons, piston rings
and cylinder walls shall undergo
running-in.
Consumption of Engine Oil
Pay close attention that the engine oil
The
consumption may not be judged
correctly by engine oil level because
the engine oil may be diluted.
the
For example, after the car has
undergone repeated short trips (such
as 1,000 km), the engine oil level on
dipstick may have not dropped even
when engine oil is consumed normally.
The fact that the engine oil has been
participates in diluted by fuel and steam make the oil
temperature level stay at the original position on
the dipstick.
During high-speed driving, such as a
trip on express way, the foreign
matter may be evaporated. As a result,
the engine oil level may drop sharply
after a high-speed trip.
will
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