General LSX Automobile Discussion - Check Your Oil More Often!!!

I went to a drag meeting (LS1) and there were a lot of nice cars. I was ogling a CETA and talking to the owner when he mentioned he ran 10-30 M1 in it. I asked "wow, does it burn much oil?". He replied "nope, none at all". I then pulled the dipstick as he watched triumphantly (it was COVERED in oil). I wiped it off, inserted it, and it came back out registering 1/2 inch below the ADDXXXXX mark. He was 1-1.5qts low. Wow. Just a note to you guys, CEHCK THE DAMN THING ONCE IN A WHILE! I dont like all these spun-bearing posts.

hahaha i love people like that. they buy a badass car and think they know everything about it. reminds me of FF3 when the guy was like "hey you can read the brochure" LOL

I'm constantly checking the oil in all my cars. Just in case.

But I'm one of the lucky LS1 owners that doesn't have an oil burner.

I went to a drag meeting (LS1) and there were a lot of nice cars. I was ogling a CETA and talking to the owner when he mentioned he ran 10-30 M1 in it. I asked "wow, does it burn much oil?". He replied "nope, none at all". I then pulled the dipstick as he watched triumphantly (it was COVERED in oil). I wiped it off, inserted it, and it came back out registering 1/2 inch below the ADDXXXXX mark. He was 1-1.5qts low. Wow. Just a note to you guys, CEHCK THE DAMN THING ONCE IN A WHILE! I dont like all these spun-bearing posts.


Always remember to wipe when you first pull out your dipstick!

Yea mine doesnt use oil but I still check I every week or so just to make sure its ok

So what was his response to the dipstick reading?

ya i make sure to check my oil once a week, when it is up to temp.

So what was his response to the dipstick reading?

A look of dismay and an (as I saw) un-successful search in the trunk for a qt of M1. He ran the car again. Not sure if he filled it up or not. I did not see him with a bottle of M1, but that doesnt mean he didnt eventually find/barrow/buy one from someone.

Iive been lucky to when I bought my car I put about 2000 miles on it and it never burned a drop and i checked constant so im very lucky that its not a oil burner. My buddies damn near stock 00 ss burns about a quart every 1000 miles or so and its crazy all it has to exhasut and thats it, and the car only has 23,000 miles on it but o well maybe its his hard driving

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ls1's burn it, lt1's leak it. we cant win.

ls1's burn it, lt1's leak it. we cant win.

mine hasnt leaked a drop. oil level sensor seal is seeping though.

i burnt a quart and a half since my last oil change, about 1,500k ago

I burn maybe 1 qt. every 5000 miles.....to me, this car burns less oil than any other car i've ever owned:)

My LT1 burned 0 and leaked 0. 170K miles.

My Ls1 leaks 0 and burns about 1/3 qt every 3K. 0-30 GC FTW!

I make sure i check mine once a week. I just checked today.

I bet he felt stupid :lol:

would be nicer if there was just an oil level guage inside the car haha.

havent burned a drop in 20300k miles. 20k of which was M1 5w30, with the last 300 or so being GC 0w30

i usualy run my oil 1/2 to a quart low.

I'm constantly checking the oil in all my cars. Just in case.

But I'm one of the lucky LS1 owners that doesn't have an oil burner.


Ryan,

Your car cant burn oil if you never drive it. Its a proven fact.

I change my oil every 2k miles and my car burns about 1/2 quart in that time frame. 118,000 miles

I find that I burn about a quart for 2k miles, only if I drive it hard. If I drive it a little less hard (not too many launches while DDing) it doesn't burn any. How hard do you guys (oil burners) drive?

I find that I burn about a quart for 2k miles, only if I drive it hard. If I drive it a little less hard (not too many launches while DDing) it doesn't burn any. How hard do you guys (oil burners) drive?

1/3 qt every 3K and I get on it time to time from a roll and tach it out to 5500-5800 maybe 2 times a week or so. Basically I have fun with the car but I don't beat on it.

i ran mine a ct and half low for a week not to long ago, i tryed to take it as easy as possible to the auto store and then a cobra tryed passing me.. well obviously i couldnt let that happen so i ripped it next to him and pulled a good bit and when i was done i was so pissed at myself knowing the pain and suffering i was putting her through on low oil lol

would be nicer if there was just an oil level guage inside the car haha.


they should make somethin like that hahaha i thought i was the only lazy person who thought about that

they should make somethin like that hahaha i thought i was the only lazy person who thought about that

+3 Your not alone lol

would be nicer if there was just an oil level guage inside the car haha.

the closest to that is "check oil level" or whatever.

or the cheap way "add water to oil to raise level"

I burn through a quart every 4-5k

i usualy run my oil 1/2 to a quart low.


I do believe thats an old school way of picking up like 5hp.

Always a good idea to check often. I found rust on my dipstick the other week. Turned out i had water in my oil, a blown head gasket on a NA motor with less than 7k miles on it.

I do believe thats an old school way of picking up like 5hp.

Considering our LS1's crank wont get near that oil in the sump with anything less than 7qts in the pan I think that is null and void here.

Considering our LS1's crank wont get near that oil in the sump with anything less than 7qts in the pan I think that is null and void here.


Than for the love of god why else would anybody do that then

damn i KNOW i have ring issues....ill go through 1qt in a WEEK if im absolutly driving the shit outta it!!!....but i dont do that(just did it to see how bad)...but normal driving w/ gettin on it every now and again ill have to add one every 2 weeks....its terrible :( .... :cry:

Mine doesn't use oil and im at 109k miles only drive it on weekends but when i do drive it its usually no real easy driving :drive: usually its to go 2 the street races and then back home til next weekend :)

:lol: im lost at this "picking up hp/run it low on oil"?....we run 6 qrts for a reason...throwing another qrt in it isnt a good idea...or running it on 5..41/2 qrts isnt good either

:lol: im lost at this "picking up hp/run it low on oil"?....we run 6 qrts for a reason...throwing another qrt in it isnt a good idea...or running it on 5..41/2 qrts isnt good either


For some reason i dont completely understand if your counterweights on your crank spin threw oil it is a parasitic drag on the rotating assembly. IF you go a lil skip on the oil like half to a qt. low to cut down drag you free up a few ponies. Basicly does the same thing as a windage tray except i dont recommend it. Hell it may not work with LSx engines i wouldnt do it.

It would save weight!

ls engines have a widget on them so i dont think that the 1/2 gt low works, but it dose work for the oil leak in my f-250 lol.