View Poll Results: 01/02 oil stats
I drive an 01 LS1 and use 1+ qt/3K miles
30
16.22%
I drive an 02 LS1 and use 1+ qt/3K miles
11
5.95%
I drive an 01 LS1 and use none/less than 1 qt/3K miles
48
25.95%
I drive an 02 LS1 and use none/less than 1qt/3K miles
96
51.89%
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Do you drive an 01 or 02 LS1?
11-05-2006, 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by BLKWS.6
I have read that GM re-designed the oil rings for the 02 cars. THey changed the oil ring from 9 to 13 # tension and used a Napier face vs. the standard. I am curious if it really matters or not. Sorry for all the recent polls and thanks for tolerating it 
If you use over 1 qt of oil, post up how much you use, and what transmission type and year model.
If you use over 1 qt of oil, post up how much you use, and what transmission type and year model.
you might also want to know what gear ratio people have and how hard they drive their cars.
11-09-2006, 08:49 PM
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I have a 2002 Trans Am M6. i use M1 5W30 and M1 Oil Filter. I have never added a quart to the car between oil changes. changed regularly at 3K like clock work. i also check the oil everytime i get gas to
NEVER EVER LOW. and i have LTs as well
NEVER EVER LOW. and i have LTs as well
11-09-2006, 08:59 PM
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O1, A4, 19,4xx, just checked the oil tonight before I went to a friends house and it was still on the full mark. The 1200 miles on the oil does include a 500 mile trip to the beach and back running 85-100 mph.
11-25-2006, 01:56 PM
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'02 SS w/59k on the clock. It would use some when I ran M1 5/30, but now I go 5k between changes with GC 0/30 and a large Wix filter to run 6 quarts...NO CONSUMPTION.
11-26-2006, 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by BLKWS.6
Dude, I am a picky bastard and I apologize in advance. No offence taken, but im 100% OCD about some stuff, lol. Type "A" perfectionist with clinically documented light OCD. Im hella hard to please!
11-27-2006, 12:51 PM
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i have an 01 with royal purple 5w 30 now and it never realy has burned oil i have done 2 oil changes since i have owned the car never had to add oil!
12-17-2006, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by BLKWS.6
I have read that GM re-designed the oil rings for the 02 cars. THey changed the oil ring from 9 to 13 # tension and used a Napier face vs. the standard. I am curious if it really matters or not. Sorry for all the recent polls and thanks for tolerating it
If you use over 1 qt of oil, post up how much you use, and what transmission type and year model.
If you use over 1 qt of oil, post up how much you use, and what transmission type and year model.
My 2001 C5 burnt a freakin' quart TWICE over the same 800 mile trip. A full quart.
While my 2002 Z06 didn't burn any at all.
My 1999 stopped burning a half quart ever 5k after about 50k miles.
I can't find the article that shows how they changed the pistons in the 2002 LS6. They put these scrapper looking things to pull oil out so that it didn't burn as much.
12-17-2006, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by ls1amit
i have an 01 with royal purple 5w 30 now and it never realy has burned oil i have done 2 oil changes since i have owned the car never had to add oil!
So how did you do two oil changes if you didn't add any oil??
Did you just pull the oil out and put it back in???
Huck, huck, huck.... sorry I have been drink a lot of egg nog and Canadian Club whiskey...
I'll stop
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12-30-2006, 09:57 AM
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i have an 02 with 16000 on it. in the 4 oil changes its had ive been between 1/2 to 1 quart low on all of them. i blame the pcv and my driving habbits though. im always trowling around in a lower gear ready to jump on it and listening to the exhaust note. not to mention my shift light is set at 6000 and i always race, even if its by myself!!!
