CHART EXPLANATION B- 12 volt ignition U- 12 volt battery E- ECU Ground P- Pressure sensor, Air flow signal (Note: some applications have multiple “P” signals-Use. Edmunds has detailed price information for the Used 2014 Ford Focus. Save up to $300 on one of 32 Used 2014 Ford Focuss near you. Find detailed gas mileage. Consumer Reports Reveals New Cars' Dirty Secret. Engines burn oil, but how much oil burn is normal is at the heart of a Consumer Reports study that examined nearly 5. It’s a dirty, dirty business. The report defined excessive oil consumption as adding more than one quart between recommended oil changes. · It’s been a year. On this very day one year ago, I took delivery of an oval-badged, ovoid-shaped, three-cylinder hatchback. My 1.0-liter Ecoboost-powered. Class Action Investigation: Ford investigated for faulty transmission in Focus and Fiesta vehicles Ford Motor. The biggest offenders: BMW’s 4. V8’s, Audi’s 2. 0- liter turbo four and 3. V6. The report also said Subaru’s 2. According to Consumer Reports, the engines comprise only 2 percent of vehicles on the road, but that small sliver of the segment accounted for nearly 1. The offenders were particularly heinous in their oil consumption, as well — a new BMW 5- Series was 2. Many new cars shouldn’t need additional oil between oil changes, the consumer group said, and oil consumption on vehicles with fewer than 1. Nonetheless, representatives from manufacturers such as BMW and Subaru said oil consumption for their engines isn’t out of the ordinary and could be dependent on temperature, driving style and transmission type. The report highlighted the experience of one New York woman who said Subaru offered her $5. Impreza was burning too much. Subaru’s Director of Communications Michael Mc. Hale said in a emailed statement that Subaru “doesn’t have a program in place but we do review each case on an individual basis.”Out of court, some manufacturers have authorized repairing or even replacing an engine if it’s burning too much oil. In court, both Audi and Subaru are defendants in class- action suits regarding the problem. Representatives from BMW did not immediately return requests for comment. In some cases, automakers have settled the suits or extended powertrain warranties to cover any excessive oil consumption. In California, as part of a settlement, Toyota extended its powertrain warranties in some Camrys and Corollas to cover 1. Honda extended its warranty to 8 years on some of its 6- cylinder cars in 2. BMW spokesman Hector Arellano- Belloc is quoted in the Consumer Reports story saying: “BMW vehicles have long intervals between oil changes (1. BMW engines (excluding the BMW M) may consume up to one quart of engine oil per 7. Which sucks for me because my own personal 3 Series’ oil capacity is around 7 quarts — or about bone- dry halfway between regularly scheduled changes. The report also underscores a small, but not insignificant, problem that manufacturers must do everything they can to combat the perception that cars are inefficient, environmentally irresponsible machines. Constantly pumping a car full of dead dinosaur juice may not help.
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