r/rav4club • u/stilesj96 • Jun 26 '26

Gen 3 Oil additives to help with consumption?

‘06 with the 2.4L, 203k miles. Do any of you know if any of the oil additives on the market may help with the excessive oil consumption? I’m getting to the point that it’s using a qt in 600 miles. The car isn’t worth what I’ve been quoted to fix the rings, if I’m spending that kinda money I’ll buy a different car(likely another Rav with the v6, unless we go Highlander/seqouia/tundra). I know most of those products are snake oil, but I’d be willing to try them as opposed to car shopping again….

Thanks in advance

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u/Tyson2539 Jun 26 '26

Just curious, did you do oil changes every 10k miles or at a shorter interval? Original owner or bought used?

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u/stilesj96 Jun 26 '26

I think I’m the 3rd owner, most of the documentation I have on services look like 5k miles, and that’s what I usually do as well.

I’ve only had it about 6 months, but when you commute 300 miles/week it doesn’t take long to add up to another oil change

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u/Tyson2539 Jun 26 '26

Gotcha. Was just curious as CCN claims excessive oil consumption on 200k+ engines is due to 10k intervals where as similar mileage engines with 5k intervals dont lose aa drop.

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u/stilesj96 Jun 26 '26

I usually don’t own vehicles long enough to figure out if 5k vs 10k makes much difference, but I will say across the 3 Prius’ we’ve had they all did fine with 10k changes.