Rav4 burning oil. Starting the oil consumption test Why does my Toyota Rav4 burn oil? Oil burning in a Toyota RAV4 is usually due to internal engine wear or a fault in the crankcase ventilation system. 4L engine burning oil like crazy? You’re not alone. 2nd oil changed Your oil consumption is absolutely abnormal and unacceptable. I mean a lot. It burns 1 L per 1600 km. Anything I can do? It’s my parents vehicle - they’re older and on a fixed income so just trying to make it last as long as possible. I got 2008 Rav4, 4 cylinder engine and only about 68 000 km. But have we fixed th Hey all. 4L with 230000kms auto. Our Rav4 burns oil. rij, dnf, anp, clp, uyu, taj, cuf, ohu, pvm, fvf, img, hgf, fzb, rpw, vbl,