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Ah, my brother, calm down. You no be the only one for this table. This question na the national anthem for every Keke rider from Lagos to Aba. E get why your Keke dey chop oil like say e dey drink garri.

No be juju, na simple engine matter. Here are the main reasons:

1. The Number One Reason: Your Engine Na Two-Stroke!

This one na the main koko. Most Keke Marwa wey we dey use for Naija get two-stroke engine. E no be like your car engine (wey be four-stroke).

How E take work: For a two-stroke engine, the engine oil (dat one wey you dey call 2T oil) is meant to be mixed with the petrol. Think of it like this: the oil na the maggi inside the soup. As the petrol dey burn to give the engine power, the oil must burn with am to make sure say the piston and other inside parts dey well-greased.

The implication be say: Your Keke is DESIGNED to burn oil. E must "short" oil. If your Keke no dey short oil at all, na that time you suppose fear, because e mean say your engine no dey get lubrication and kasala fit burst any time. The real question no be "why e dey short oil?", but "why e dey short oil too fast?"

2. Your Piston Rings Don Weak (The "Ring Don Chop" Problem)

This na the second most common wahala. Inside your engine, there are small metal rings around the piston. Their job na to seal the space so that nothing go pass where e no suppose pass.

Wetin dey happen: With time and too much work, these rings go wear out, or as mechanics dey call am, "e don chop". When the rings weak, a small gap go open. Na that gap the oil dey use escape pass enter the combustion chamber (where fire dey happen) and burn away sharp-sharp.

How you go know: If your Keke dey release thick white or bluish smoke, especially when you start am or when you dey climb hill, there’s a 90% chance say your rings don dey say "bye-bye".

3. Bad Market Oil (The "Sub-Standard" Wahala)

My guy, the type of 2T oil you dey buy matters A LOT.

The Kpalasa one: You see that cheap oil wey dem dey sell for sachet or small plastic wey be like water? That one go just burn finish like paper wey you throw inside fire. E no get the thickness to last and protect your engine. Before you ride from Mile 2 go CMS, half of the oil don evaporate.

The Original one: Good 2T oil is thicker and is made to burn slowly while it dey do im work. E cost small money pass the other one, but you go use am for longer, and your engine go last well.

4. Overload and Hard Work (The "Naija Hustle" Factor)

Our hustle for this country no be small thing. You carry four passengers for back, one for front (sometimes plus small pikin), and you still hang load for side.

The Science: The harder your engine works, the hotter it gets. The hotter it gets, the faster it burns the fuel-oil mixture. So if you dey use your Keke carry load wey pass im power, or you dey always drive am like say you dey race for Grand Prix, e go dey drink oil like water.

5. Oil Leakage (The "Drip-Drip" You No See)

Sometimes, the oil no dey burn finish inside, e dey leak comot from outside.

Where to check: Check the seals and gaskets around your engine block. Sometimes na just small-small drip wey you no go notice, but if you park the Keke for one place overnight, you fit see small oil stain for ground. Small drop by small drop, e go short your oil.

So, wetin you go do?

Service Your Engine: Tell your mechanic to check your piston rings. If dem don weak, changing them no too cost.

Buy Better Oil: Stop buying that cheap, watery 2T oil. Invest in a good brand. Your engine go thank you.

Mind Your Load: Try no dey carry overload wey go make your engine dey cry for help.

Check for Leaks: Always look under your Keke for any sign of oil dripping.

Na the truth be that, my guy. Your Keke must chop oil small, but if e dey chop am too much, na one of these reasons. Ride safe!