Lexus is250 Engine Oil

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08-16-13, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen

definitely for now, add oil until its at an acceptable level and dont continue to drive around on low oil. It's not bad to mix, its very bad to drive around on low oil. Need to notify the dealer too.

this is exactly what i was thinking. i would rather run a "risk' of mixing oil vs driving around on low oil.

one route just messes with your state of mind, the other leads to a blown motor

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08-16-13, 08:46 PM

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My engine oil light came on this week so I changed it today. Shocked to say that when I drained it, I ended up only draining 6 quarts (.7 quarts low). I'm floored that Lexus programming waits until it's .7 low before it alerts you!

Hope I didn't damage the engine nearly a quart low for the last few months.