Small engine. Serious heat.
A turbocharger helps a small engine make more power. It also exposes its lubricating oil to intense heat, making resistance to oxidation and deposits especially important.
Your trunk is for groceries, gear, and weekend plans—not backup bottles of engine oil.
Meet Burn Less Oil, a new oil product focused on the oil-consumption challenges of modern cars, SUVs, and trucks.
Burning oil can damage your expensive CATalytic converter that can cost thousands to replace.
Today’s gasoline engines deliver impressive power from smaller packages. Turbocharging and direct injection bring real benefits—and operating conditions that put more demands on engine oil.
A turbocharger helps a small engine make more power. It also exposes its lubricating oil to intense heat, making resistance to oxidation and deposits especially important.
Gasoline direct injection (GDI) delivers fuel directly into the combustion chamber. In engines using only direct injection, fuel doesn’t wash over the intake valves; valve deposits are a distinct issue from oil-control ring deposits.
Heat, deposits, wear, or a mechanical fault can contribute to oil consumption. When oil-control rings can’t move freely, more oil may reach the combustion chamber and burn.
In some engines, heat and deposits can reinforce an oil-consumption problem. Scroll to see how the cycle can build.
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A possible mechanism, not a diagnosis. Oil consumption has several causes; turbocharging or GDI alone does not mean an engine will burn excessive oil.
High temperatures can accelerate oil oxidation and deposit formation, particularly in heavily loaded areas of the engine.
Another low oil warning. Another bottle out of the trunk—expensive and annoying, especially during bad weather. Burn Less Oil is a new oil product for drivers looking to address excessive oil consumption in modern gasoline engines.
Begin with two 5 mL treatments around an oil change. After the initial two treatments, Burn Less Oil can be used annually—it is not needed at every oil change.
Each bottle contains 5 mL. Schedule your oil change before starting the first treatment, so you can drive directly to your appointment after the 30-minute idle.
With the engine off, remove the engine oil fill cap. Add the entire contents of the first 5 mL bottle to the engine oil, then replace the cap.
Start the engine and allow it to idle for 30 minutes before driving directly to your local oil change appointment. Idle outdoors, never in a garage or other enclosed space.
After the oil change, with the engine off, add the entire contents of the second 5 mL bottle to the engine oil and replace the oil fill cap. Continue changing your oil as normally recommended.
After the initial two treatments, Burn Less Oil can be used annually. It is not needed at every oil change.
To qualify for the money-back guarantee, provide a copy of a car dealer service record indicating that your vehicle has failed an oil consumption test. The name on the service record must match the customer requesting the money-back guarantee.
More product questions ↓Possible causes include stuck or worn piston rings, valve seals, turbocharger issues, and crankcase ventilation faults. External leaks can also lower the oil level. A qualified technician can determine the cause before you choose a treatment.
No. These technologies do not automatically cause excessive oil consumption. Engine design, condition, operating conditions, maintenance, and the oil specification all matter.
Burn Less Oil is compatible with all vehicles, old and new, except motorcycles. We offer a money-back guarantee because something this complex cannot work 100% of the time. See guarantee eligibility.
Order 2 starter kits and double the treatment dose: use two 5 mL bottles (10 mL total) before the oil change and two 5 mL bottles (10 mL total) afterward. Increase the pre-oil-change idle time to 1 hour. Idle outdoors and monitor the oil pressure indicator.
If oil pressure indicates low, stop the engine, an oil and filter change is required. Use only OEM replacement filters. Add the next dose after oil and filter change.
Do not treat an oil product as a substitute for mechanical repairs. Persistent oil loss, smoke, or warning lights should be diagnosed. Keep the oil at the manufacturer’s specified level.
No. Complete the initial two treatments using the starter kit, then use Burn Less Oil annually. Continue changing your engine oil at the normally recommended intervals.
The $275 starter kit contains two 5 mL bottles (10 mL total). The $145 annual dose contains one 5 mL bottle.
To qualify for the money-back guarantee, provide a copy of a car dealer service record indicating that your vehicle has failed an oil consumption test. The name on the service record must match the customer requesting the money-back guarantee.