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i know very little on the topic. but my low oil light has come on twice now. from what i read oil consumption is normal on a ls1 and the low oil light means 2-2.5 quarts low. is this normal oil consumption for an ls1, should i be worried and what could the problem be. any help would be greatly appreciated
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If you're losing 2.5 quarts between oil changes, a catch can is not going to help you. That's some serious failure. Have you been under the car to see if it is leaking from anywhere? Do you notice a lot of excess smoke out of the tailpipe?
I would probably start saving for a nice shortblock.
I would probably start saving for a nice shortblock.
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oh totally not what i wanted to hear.and yes i have checked under the car at first i thought that maybe the oil dipstick was loose after the headers , but its in there tight and no other obvious leaks. i don't notice any smoke or weird smells coming from the exhaust. could it really be that bad the car only has 69000 miles on it.
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not a ls1 but my daily driver 95 s10 250,000 miles ( not a typo) was doing the same almost a gallon between oil changes so I switched to thicker oil I forgot what thickness but it was the highest at auto zone, and I haven't had to add oil since, this month I'm gonna switch back to 10w 30 just to see if it'll still burn and maby save on gas?
my 2000 z with 100,000 does not burn any oil and i use 10w30
my 2000 z with 100,000 does not burn any oil and i use 10w30
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i know very little on the topic. but my low oil light has come on twice now. from what i read oil consumption is normal on a ls1 and the low oil light means 2-2.5 quarts low. is this normal oil consumption for an ls1, should i be worried and what could the problem be. any help would be greatly appreciated
i have a 2001 camaro z28 with 72k miles and my "low oil" light came on tonight... its never done it before, so i check the oil and it was below the add oil so i went to autozone and added 2 quarts of penzoil platinum 10 30w, i had before mobil 1 but i wanted to try penzoil platinum anyways...
should i be worried if this happens again? i dont think my car is leaking oil, although its night so i'll get a better look tomorrow morning... but at the gas station 10 minutes ago i looked under and everything seemed fine.... hopefully its nothing major...
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happen again...
sorry to bring this thread back from the dead but today my car did the same thing....
i have a 2001 camaro z28 with 72k miles and my "low oil" light came on tonight... its never done it before, so i check the oil and it was below the add oil so i went to autozone and added 2 quarts of penzoil platinum 10 30w, i had before mobil 1 but i wanted to try penzoil platinum anyways...
should i be worried if this happens again? i dont think my car is leaking oil, although its night so i'll get a better look tomorrow morning... but at the gas station 10 minutes ago i looked under and everything seemed fine.... hopefully its nothing major...
i have a 2001 camaro z28 with 72k miles and my "low oil" light came on tonight... its never done it before, so i check the oil and it was below the add oil so i went to autozone and added 2 quarts of penzoil platinum 10 30w, i had before mobil 1 but i wanted to try penzoil platinum anyways...
should i be worried if this happens again? i dont think my car is leaking oil, although its night so i'll get a better look tomorrow morning... but at the gas station 10 minutes ago i looked under and everything seemed fine.... hopefully its nothing major...