Yay! @kingbee is home safe ♡.
My 300k odometer car is now using a quart of oil every 200ish miles. I guess it’s time. I hate to let her go; she was the first/only car I bought myself. I take care of things and I get attached.
Discussion
Partings may be sad, but forget not the joy of the new!
maybe you can just get the motor replaced?
Yeah. The cylinders (4) are all misfiring. She runs smooth but the oil usage is dank, though no smoke blows, & no leaks that one sees on the ground, or smells.
The only explanation I can think of is that the catalytic converter is collecting the burned oil residue. If that is the case it will eventually clog and the power, efficiency, and eventually the ability to run will be impacted. At that mileage it is likely ring wear causing the oil loss. Generally I don’t recommend additives, but what do you have to lose? I’d try a Rislone or STP oil consumption additive.