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Old 05-22-2012, 01:41 PM
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After 1000 miles since last
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2 quarts low.
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2 quarts after 1000 miles?. They consume that bad?
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2 quarts after 1000 miles?. They consume that bad?
That's definitely the worst consumption I've heard of. How many miles on the car?
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Did this come on suddenly?
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No. It's came on a few times in the last 6 month
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That would be considered excessive for sure.
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No. It's came on a few times in the last 6 month
So, it's been drinking oil at that rate for at least 6 months?
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Yep. Its not burning or leaking it
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Let me ask a stupid question.

How many quarts are you putting in when you change your oil?
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Ok, just making sure. When I first bought my car(back in 07) I argued with a guy at a parts store for 10min about how many quarts the car took. He was insistent that it was 4.
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Mine was pretty bad when I first bought it. 1000-1500 after I bought it there wasn't any oil on the dipstick. Changed it with synthetic and tuned out DOD, and not a issue anymore.
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Are you still under a warranty? There is an updated oil consumption TSB. If you follow the recommendations of the TSB you should be able to remedy this.
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See this:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/ls4-perfo...l-fix-ls4.html
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And if your not under warranty you could try a tune with dod delete.
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