Is it just me or is the year 2000 notoriously bad about burning oil??
05-30-2006, 06:26 PM
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Is it just me or is the year 2000 notoriously bad about burning oil?? Just curious mine uses the standard for ls1s and thats about 1 qt every 1000-1500 miles but i have friends with 98s and 01s and 02s that say they dont use any oil yet all my friends with the year 2000 say theirs uses oil just curious? 
05-30-2006, 08:45 PM
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Just curious mine uses the standard for ls1s and thats about 1 qt every 1000-1500 miles but i have friends with 98s and 01s and 02s that say they dont use any oil yet all my friends with the year 2000 say theirs uses oil just curious?
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05-31-2006, 01:46 AM
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My 2000 Z28 consumed 1 quart within 800 miles when new while the engine was breaking in. It has not burned any significant amount since. Maybe just under 1/2 a quart every 4000 miles and I drive her pretty hard.
06-01-2006, 10:14 AM
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You guys may want to consider trying a thicker oil. The LS1 really likes a true 30 weight oil at temperature. Some 5W-30 oils are closer to a 20 weight at temperature then a 30 weight. I too had an oil consumption problem. Got a catch can and that stopped dumping oil into the manifold but then I started reading here and over at bobstheoilguy.com based on Patman's advice and I switched oils from M1 5w-30 to German Castrol 0w-30 and my consumption problem stopped. I also stopped getting much oil in my catch can. I'm not saying this will be the same for everyone but it seemed to work for me.
Before switching oils I would burn 1 qt. every 2k miles or so. the GC also seems to have tamed the "sewing machine" sound my engine used to make. I'm not a big believer in miracle treatments but I'm sold on the GC stuff for sure. It might be worth a try.
There are tons of posts on the GC over in the maintenance section or check out the above mentioned site. I also suggest that everyone get's their oil analyzed at the next oil change interval. It's only 20 bucks and gives you a good idea of what your oil is doing to your engine. Blackstone labs is who I use. I don't want to post a link as they are a non sponsor but they are easy enough to find using Google.
Before switching oils I would burn 1 qt. every 2k miles or so. the GC also seems to have tamed the "sewing machine" sound my engine used to make. I'm not a big believer in miracle treatments but I'm sold on the GC stuff for sure. It might be worth a try.
There are tons of posts on the GC over in the maintenance section or check out the above mentioned site. I also suggest that everyone get's their oil analyzed at the next oil change interval. It's only 20 bucks and gives you a good idea of what your oil is doing to your engine. Blackstone labs is who I use. I don't want to post a link as they are a non sponsor but they are easy enough to find using Google.
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I use about 1/2 to 1 qt before I change the oil. Sometimes I change at 3000 other times I change at 5000 miles. It all depends on how hard I run, and I keep an eye on my oil life monitor system. At 3k I am sometimes down 1/2 a qt, and at 5k I have been down 1 full qt. That was doing a lot of hard driving though.