i was driving and my check engine light went back on... after taking it to the shop to get the vaccumm leak taken care of and the light off i drive off for approx 200 miles and it came back on i ignored it for a few days and i noticed last night the oil light came on and turned off.. this was a red flag for me as i am too familiar with that light. i pulled over inspected the dipstick to see that my car has no oil in it... can it be burning oil? i just bought the car a few weeks back and it was running fine the motor showed no signs of oil leaks it. theres no smoke when i filled the car with oil and revved it up. what could this problem be? help guys i never owned a lexus nor a toyota so im not sure what to look for the car has approx 174k miles is there any thing i can do on my own other than spend a gang load of money to get it looked at and fixed?

 

Did you check the oil when you bought it? Have you changed it since?

 

yep it was fine when i checked it. been about a month since ive had the car now

 

Our motors burn oil fast, I always check my oil twice a week just to make sure I am at a good level.

 

My 400 burns ZERO amounts of oil after months and months, ZERO... Op that is far from normal, go get it checked asap, with a certified technician and report back with the results...no oil= blown engine...

 

No they dont..Who told you this? Not to throw a low oil Light

 

I've never had issues with oil burning, and I've got 282k miles on my GS3. I know firsthand that leaks are very common, I would get under the car and look for drips just to be sure. Otherwise, inspect the PCV valve and make sure it isn't gummed up, that can sometimes cause oil burning. Aside from that, the problems will be more serious like bad piston rings or valve seals.

 

maybe your car gets too excited and squirts lol =p no, our car does not burn oil as trevstuh stated. if it does, then something is definitely wrong. why not go to autozone and have a free CEL check. as for the oil, get another oil change somewhere else and ask them what could cause this... loose filter? previous tech didn't put in enough oil or put in too much.. it's only $30 in CA so i'm sure you rather pay that than taking it to the stealership.

 

Check for leaks. You maybe leaking somewhere where you can't see it.

 

The V8's will burn a little oil but not to the point of the oil light switching on. That's an issue.

 

So whats the conclusion? My car does not burn oil.