I got my IX MR about a month back, and due to less than ideal weather, it's been sitting in the garage a lot, hence only 1000 miles on the odometer (and the drive home from South Coast was 600 miles of it).

Up to about 700 miles, the oil dipstick level was right in the middle of the high and low markers. That was when I stopped babying it and started to get the revs up to 6.5k. Since then, I'm at 993 miles and noticed that the oil has gone done to the low level marker on the dipstick. I'm not leaking any oil since my garage floor is free of grease, so I'm guessing I burned it with the high revs. But I baby it most of the time since I'm paranoid about cops being around. Does that sound right? Anyone else experience this?

I was planning on just changing the oil @ 3k miles, but now, I'm not sure if I should just add some oil to keep it at safe levels or do an oil change. I know the various opinions on break-in methods and I chose to just follow the manual, but I don't want to run on low oil. Any opinions?

 

I have a IX as well and i haven't had that problem yet but i think it says in your owner's manual that the car consume oil, i changed my oil at 800 and never had a problem since. I think it's normal unless other people has other opinion.

 

nevermind it is probably normal

 

ya mine is low too, i checked yesterday cause i sent my ecu in for a flash and the oil mark was below the low line and it was black, i had it changed like 3000 miles back but i dont know why it is so low.

 

mine too was at about 3/4 full after putting 500 miles or so...I added some oil and it was good to go. just did my 2nd oil change at 4000 and it's looking good so far.

 

Its normal to burn some oil during break in. I had burned up about 2/3 of a quart in about 2500 miles and changed it then. I have about 4200 miles and it hasn't burned any oil since, and no, I don't baby it.

 

Anything up to a quart every 1k miles is considered normal.

 

Just top it up until your next oil change, but DO NOT OVERFILL

 

Thanks for the reassurance guys. I'm paranoid about my Evo. But I'm sure I'll get over it after having it for several more months.

 

Changed mine at 1000 and just did my second oil change today at 3000.

No problems for me.

 

i changed my oil at 600miles then at 3000miles again its normal dont worry but yes add oil or better change it for new oil!