radz282003

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Okay, have any of you noticed oil consumption AFTER adding a stall.

I have piston slap like it' s my car' s job. Before the stall, with only about 20K miles on the car, she wouldn' t use a drop of oil. She' s always slapped, since I got it just over 4K miles. So, I added a stall, and now, depending on weight, she uses 1-2 quarts every 3K mile oil change. Have any of you noticed or experienced this too.

I understand oil consumption, in earlier LS1s were due to the flutter in the ring pack, under low-load, high RPM driving. Well, obviously with a 3800 stall, she' ll slip a good bit more than the OEM TC, so I wonder if that has caused my current problem.

Thanks,
Chuck

s346k

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after 15k of abuse, 10k of which occured with the 4k stall, the engine still uses very little (1/4 - 1/2 qt) between changes of 3-4k. 60k total on the engine (no rebuild or anything)..

Joel_SS

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No for me. I do not see anyway adding a stall in and of itself could affect oil comsumtion of the motor.

radz282003

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Hmm. Okay. That is why I wanted to know. It' s kinda' weird. I had NO problems for the stall, but after it, is when it started. Almost immediately.

If anyone else has input, I' d appreciate it.

Thanks,
Chuck

WhiteRhino

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It could be that your car used very little oil before the stall. Now that the stall is in there and you are running at higher rpm's most of the time, it has accelerated the oil use. Just a guess though. I have a 98 heads/cam with a 3500 stall and to this day it has never used a drop of oil with 66k on the clock.

monicaz28

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A stall shouldn't make a difference in oil consumption... maybe just a coincidence or like you said, you're usually at higher rpm's so it could affect the oil somewhat i guess. I added a 4200 stall and my engine doesn't lose a single drop of oil.

radz282003

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Hmm. Well, I thank everyone for their input thus far.

Any and all input is helpful.

Thanks!

chewy99ws6

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mine doesn't have any consumption that I have noticed.

kruthes1

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None B4 or after here

waterbug1999

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Not different consumption here.

RevGTO

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No difference here - it has consistently used a quart every 1500-2000 miles.

spare tire

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No difference before or after the stall here

john shea

I agee with white rhino he sounds logical. higher rpms=higher oil consumption

2002 Trans Am

nope, same before and after the stall

JustinakaJuice

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Well F you guys! lol Mine sips a hair more now. About a qt every oil change. 28k mi. Before was 3/4.