There are several reasons why cars that travel short distances are more likely to burn engine oil:
First of all, the engine running time of a car that travels short distances is correspondingly shorter due to the shorter driving distance. In this case, the oil circulates less times in the engine, and the oil in the oil filter cannot be sufficiently purified, resulting in the accumulation of impurities and metal particles in the oil, which will enter all parts of the engine with the circulation of the oil, aggravating the wear of the engine and leading to the phenomenon of burning the oil.
Secondly, short-distance driving cars will also exacerbate the phenomenon of burning engine oil due to the unstable engine temperature. The normal working temperature of the engine is 90-100 degrees Celsius, and the engine temperature of the short-distance car cannot reach the normal working temperature range due to the short driving distance, which will lead to the instability of the oil film inside the engine, so that the oil can not give full play to its lubricating role, thereby aggravating the wear of the engine and the phenomenon of burning oil.
In addition, when the car is cold started for a short distance, the oil has not fully flowed to all parts of the engine, resulting in insufficient lubrication in the initial stage of the engine, which will also aggravate the wear and tear of the engine and the phenomenon of burning oil.
In summary, cars that travel short distances are more likely to burn oil due to the low number of oil cycles, unstable engine temperatures, and insufficient lubrication during cold starts. Therefore, for short-distance driving, attention should be paid to maintaining the normal operation of the engine and stable temperature, as well as changing the oil and filter regularly to reduce the occurrence of oil burning.