Normal oil usage (precats in tact)

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Hi,

I'm going to pick up a mk3 mr2 on a 2000 W reg, later today.
When I initially viewed the car, I was aware of the precat failure, so I checked those which were in tact.
I wanted to check the oil level, but because he'd literally just got home from work, I didn't check the dip stick because I knew it'd give me an inaccurate reading. Instead, I asked about oil consumption and if he'd needed to top it up, to which he replied he'd put a very small amount in not so long ago, but that's normal on a car like this.

Having only driven diesel run arounds, I'm not totally "aux fais" with how a petrol car lives, especially that of a sporty car like the MR2, so i chalked the "top up" down to general house keeping of the car.

I just wanted to double check with you guys as to what exactly is normal oil usage in these cars? Is any form of topping up a sign of piston seal wear or what??
Seeing that the precats are intact, I thought the engine should be ok??

Please stop me if im about to make a fatal mistake in buying this vehicle!!

[markiii]

oil useage on modern toyota engine is somewhat higher than people used to older engines might expect.

topping up occasionally is jst part of teh maintnance

however anything more than 1 quart per 1000 miles is excessive

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Sorry, what's 1 quart?

[ChrisGB]

Sorry, what's 1 quart?

Take it as 1 Litre. Toyota reckon that oil consumption above 1 L / 1000 miles is excessive. All engines use a little oil, some more than others. I would not personally buy a car that used that much oil. A little top up is to be expected.

Chris