What's the norm oil consumption on RX-8 that's about 1 year old?

 

Best to do a search. There doesn't seem to be a normal.

I can't even remember what mine is anymore; seems to me around 1 quart every 2000 mi.

 

mine was 1 quart every 1700 - 2000 miles on my first engine (2 1/2 years old)...new engine seems to be the same though.

it also depends on how you drive the car....if you do high rev's a lot you will burn more oil....i'm no tsure how much more though...sorry i couldn't be more help.

 

I drive it pretty normal, mostly above 5,000 rpm. Before I reach 10,000 km, I had to top it up twice, each about 2.5 L.

 

To add my op-ed, as a design of the engine it will use oil to lube the rotors and seals.
There is a metering pump that regulates the amount injected and hence injects more oil at higher throttle openings.
I haven't had to add oil yet on 2 fill ups, not flogging it yet either.

 

2.5l each time you toped it off...that is a lot of oil to add. so 5l (which is what about 5.3 quarts) total....wow i don't get close to that in that mileage you must drive you car really hard....so all in all you add a quart about every 1180 miles. hmm......i dunno if that is in the uh oh catigory or not....but i think if you do 1 quart every 1k - 1.5k miles you are okay (depending on driving habits)...so after my long bable i've decided you are okay. LOL