Toyota Yaris (1999 - 2005) - D-4D Oil consumption

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Sun 28 Apr 2002 16:57
D-4D Oil consumption - spud
Just covered 1000 eventfree miles in my Yaris and thought I had better
check the oil. Apart from the fact that it was still on the full mark, I was
amazed to see that it had not discoloured at all. I am sure the colour of
the oil is identical to the day that it was put in. I would have thought it would have had a little bit of black in it, but, nothing. Whatsmore, for all you
anti-diesel petrolheads out there, it's returning 68.9 MPG, and I don't potter
along at 56 MPH. YIPEE!

Edited by Pugugly {P} on 18/02/2008 at 21:04

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Sun 28 Apr 2002 17:41
Re: Toyota Yaris D-4D OIL - KB
Just wait till September, spud. I'll challenge you to a 70+ mpg duel. Others can (and do) debate the rights and wrongs of the 70mph limit but when we crack 70 mpg I'll share a virtual shandy with you spud.

KB.
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Sun 28 Apr 2002 18:50
Re: Toyota Yaris D-4D OIL - Andy S
That sounds great, well done. One of these days I'll be able to swap my Polo CLD for something better! But then again I don't think a new Mini CooperS will manage 67 mpg!

Andy
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Sun 28 Apr 2002 19:54
Re: Toyota Yaris D-4D OIL - Honest John
Got a Yaris D-4D coming tomorrow. Road test next week. You're not doing many miles, though, Spud. I've just done nearly 1,000 in a week in a new Primera.

HJ
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Mon 29 Apr 2002 09:43
Re: Toyota Yaris D-4D OIL - Ian Cook
Based on my own observations with the Xantia HDi, the new breed of common rail diesel engines don't discolour their oil anything like as rapidly as the old indirect injection diesels. The older Cit/Pug XUD oil would be black in a couple of hundred miles but the HDi stays bright for a few thousand.

Ian
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Mon 29 Apr 2002 10:35
Re: Toyota Yaris D-4D OIL - Trevor Potter
One wonders why.
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Mon 29 Apr 2002 11:08
Re: Toyota Yaris D-4D OIL - Honest John
Because they burn their fuel more efficiently, which means more completely. So the junk doesn't get dumped in the engine oil.

HJ
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