So yesterday I hit 269k kms (nice) on my 2008 1.5 Lancer sedan, and for the last couple of months I've noticed that she's eating some oil.. about 1L per 1000 kms. I have always been told that it's quite normal for engines with such mileage to devour so much oil or even much more than that, and I would definitely like to look into that issue but I'm having trouble finding a mechanic who would want to do anything with my car since here in Slovakia most people driver VW group cars.
Most of the time I do long trips with my Lancer, like a few hundred kilometres each day, and some days even more than 500 kilometres.. well and sometimes they sell all kinds of different brands of oils at the gas stations on the other side of the country so my question is whether or not it's gonna be a problem for my engine at this point if I'll pour a different brand of oil in it, considering the mileage.
Also should I stick with 10W40 or change that too?
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