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Nothing new to report. Car was still needing oil periodically. Everything else with the car was fine. I just traded it in for a new Lexus NX200t (that my wife will drive mostly). I'm sticking with Lexus based on past history with all my other cars.

Yes, my Lexus IS 350 is still using oil. Not sure it is really "burning" oil since I don't see any smoke out the back. I just routinely check it and add oil when it gets low on the dip stick. Everything else is fine on the car. I have a friend that has a Toyota Camry with the same problem. My previous Lexus had 180,000 miles and never used any oil.

My last 2 Lexus cars never had a problem either (with using oil). One of them had 188,000 miles on it when I sold it. I never had to add oil. Maybe I drove my IS350 too hard? Who knows. I don't have any dripping oil or smoke. The Lexus dealer checked out my car and said everything was okay - nothing that I could repair or fix.

I'm guessing but I think the oil consumption is probably near the so called "norm" by Lexus. I'm putting a quart in every 600-1000 miles.

That is the part puzzles me. If not everyone is having problem, what is the cause? It seems everyone with this problem is refering to factory alignment problem. But if that is true, everyone should have problem. I wish I had a shop I can trust, but I don't. Reason why I do most repairs/maintanance my self. I have no clue what is going on. I monitor my tire pressure all the time and have it aligned at least once a year. I'm still having the problem and they can't seem to get rid of it for some reason. At least I don't have to pay for the tires.

"Everyone have this problem? Reading your link, it does not appear everyone has problem. It seems like factory setup of IS has significant negative camber and therefore, tires do not last long? Will there be any problem if camber is adjusted to be more straight (which probably will be out of spec) on everyday driving?" ------------------------------------------------ I didn't say everyone was having the problem. The dealer was aligning my tires and I still had the problem. There were a lot of other people with a similar problem. Google it.

Uneven tire wear has been a problem since I bought my 2006 IS 350 (not a new problem). When I bought my car I purchased something the dealer was offering "Tires for Life" for $1,800. I quickly calculated the cost of replacing all my tires and concluded this was a good deal as long as I planned on keeping my car for a few years. I still own the car and get my tires replaced free when they wear out. The only requirement is that I need to get my tires aligned each year. There are a lot of Lexus IS cars with this problem of uneven tire wear. My dealer at first tried to tell me it was my fault but I showed that I had my tires aligned yearly and that other cars were having the same problem. They eventually gave up and replaced the tires. Do a little searching and you should find out more about this problem in case your dealer is fighting you on this. I'm going to give you some links on this: http://www.clublexus...p-normal-2.html http://us.lexusowner...d-tire-wear-07/ http://my.is/forums/...re-wear-272748/

Agreed, I've owned 3 and they all used some oil. What year is your current Boxster? 2013 Boxster S - I tried to find a photo of my Lexus but they must be on my PC at work.

Prior to that, what was oil consumption like? It was normal, just like a new car. I never had to add oil. I just took it in for normal oil changes (I changed the oil every 5,000 miles). It just started consuming oil all of a sudden. I thought it was perhaps due to one of my fast accelerations that might have done it, but who knows. Maybe I pushed the car a little too hard at some point?

I've owned various Porsches in the past and most of them used oil, so I'm use to it. I just didn't expect Lexus to be the same.

Here is a link to the document that my dealer gave me (it mentions 1.1 quarts per 600 miles): http://www.mastersdiving.org/lexus/lexusOil.pdf My oil consumption started at about 83,000 miles (last year).

How many miles before you have to add a quart? I had about 83,000 miles on the car. It happened last year. The document the Lexus dealer gave me said oil consumption up to 1.1 quarts per 600 miles would be acceptable (to Lexus). They ran all types of tests on the car before concluding the car was okay and I didn't have to worry about the consumption. They did this all free and gave me a loaner car as well. Here is a link to the document they gave me: http://www.mastersdi...us/lexusOil.pdf PS - I guess I didn't answer your question. I drive about 1000 miles before adding a quart (more or less). It seems to vary and I add oil when it gets about half way down the stick (NOT A FULL QUART AT THAT POINT). I don't like letting the oil get too low.

My 2006 IS350 uses oil. I had it checked by my dealer and everything was okay. Lexus said it is okay to have oil consumption of up to 1 quart every 600 miles. Just add oil when needed. That would be cheaper than having oil changes when your oil is low.

I have the same problem with oil usage on my 2006 IS 350. Lexus claims it is normal to burn up to a quart of oil every 600 miles. The dealer did an oil consumption test on my car and said everything was okay and consumption is normal so I'm not worried about it anymore. They gave me a printout about how to check and add the oil (in case I didn't know). They also checked the car to see if they could find any other problems since I had an extended warranty. They said everything was fine. I just check the oil and put it in when needed.

I have a 2006 IS350 with about 20,000 miles. I just replaced all 4 tires (Bridgestone Potenza 225/40R18 front and 255/40/R18 rear) with the Bridgestone Turanza ER33. This tire looks basically the same but has a slightly different tread design. My dealer said the Turanza would be quieter. So far I'm very pleased with the Turanza. The Potenza tire made a lot of noise and had some strange wear patterns. It was also very slippery on the wet roads. I think the price of the two types of Bridgestone tires is about the same (fairly close).