Do you guys burn oil?
There is no leaks from anywhere its my first oil change on my car.. Im kinda wondering whats going on.
Does anyone else have this issue with there M1 oil?
SHould i put 5 30 in it instead?
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btw m1 10-30w non syn, 1 qt. per 2500, hard driving
There are all kinds of ways you can improve this, from getting a redesigned PCV valve to adding a catch can to converting to the LS6 PCV system to getting rid of the PCV system entirely, but nothing is a guaranteed fix to the extrordinary oil burning characteristics of the LS1.
One of the best things you can do to combat oil consumption is to NOT RUN A MOBIL 1 30 WEIGHT. Mobil 1 10W-30 and 5W-30 are NOROTIOUS for being easily consumed. Why? They're both pure, overpriced junk. And to let you know, Mobil 1 10W-30 is thinner than Mobil 1 5W-30

Switching to a thick oil isn't necessarily going to help, either. I typically run GC 0W-30, and I burn a little bit of oil, but nothing crazy. However, I tried swapping to Mobil 1 5W-40 for one oil cycle. I burned so much of it, the LOW OIL light came on within 4,000 miles. That's a quart of oil burnt in 4,000 miles with a 40W Mobil 1, which are considerably better than the 30 weights Mobil 1 makes. In 5,000 miles, I don't burn enough GC for the LOW OIL light to come on.
My method is to fill up with 5.5 quarts of GC 0W-30, keep the half a quart lying around and I usually wind up adding it at around the 4,000 mile mark. GC 0W-30 is extremely resistent to shearing/thermal breakdown, and I'm VERY confident if you make the switch, you will consume a lot less oil. On GC, my engine is the quietest it's ever been and only burns around a half quart in 5,000 miles, nothing major at all.







