Massive oil ussage
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Massive oil ussage Just did a cam and header change on my 2000 SS with only 13000 miles on it and it used(not leaked) 2 quarts of oil. Wife drove it out of town and the light came on it was 2 quarts low. Only 200 mile trip. It has macs without cats and a comp. cam. Anyone else had this happen?
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Re: Massive oil ussage [quote]Originally posted by DG Gordon:
<strong>Just did a cam and header change on my 2000 SS with only 13000 miles on it and it used(not leaked) 2 quarts of oil. Wife drove it out of town and the light came on it was 2 quarts low. Only 200 mile trip. It has macs without cats and a comp. cam. Anyone else had this happen?</strong><hr></blockquote>
What kind of oil are you using.I ask because my friend with heads and cam used valvoline synthetic blend and was a quart short and got rod knock.This has never happened to me.Do you have oil leaks anywhere?I am sure others will come to help you out.
<strong>Just did a cam and header change on my 2000 SS with only 13000 miles on it and it used(not leaked) 2 quarts of oil. Wife drove it out of town and the light came on it was 2 quarts low. Only 200 mile trip. It has macs without cats and a comp. cam. Anyone else had this happen?</strong><hr></blockquote>
What kind of oil are you using.I ask because my friend with heads and cam used valvoline synthetic blend and was a quart short and got rod knock.This has never happened to me.Do you have oil leaks anywhere?I am sure others will come to help you out.
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Re: Massive oil ussage I am using Mobil one 10-30. There are no oil leaks but the car smokes pretty good, I though that might be due to no cats. I amgetting a little worried, last night the check engine light came on. The car still runs hard though. It leaves black suit on the ground under the car, it has dumps before the axle. Does anyone think I shoud use another oil, or do you think the rings are going out? I am talking about it using a qt. every 100 miles or so.
Re: Massive oil ussage Get rid of the Mobil 1 cause it's junk oil. The mobil 1 is very thin and gets consumed fast in these motors and alot of the cars that are getting knock or spinning the main bearing are running mobile 1.
I found that Valvoline works a little better but i run Royal Purple and love it. I consume less oil now and seems the oil is alot cleaner and last longer also. Try Royal Purple,Amsoil or Valvoline Synthetic. They all work 10 times better than Mobil 1. Also when you add a cam and stronger vavletrain you will use a little more oil than before.
I found that Valvoline works a little better but i run Royal Purple and love it. I consume less oil now and seems the oil is alot cleaner and last longer also. Try Royal Purple,Amsoil or Valvoline Synthetic. They all work 10 times better than Mobil 1. Also when you add a cam and stronger vavletrain you will use a little more oil than before.
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Re: Massive oil ussage I had it recommended to me to run 15W50 if you are going to run a synthetic oil. Supposed to work better.
My real concern for you is that you are burning the oil way too fast, regardless of brand and weight. Do you have significant leak-down on a compression test? Any gasket problems? Any excess detonation that could indicate oil is getting in your combustion chambers?
My real concern for you is that you are burning the oil way too fast, regardless of brand and weight. Do you have significant leak-down on a compression test? Any gasket problems? Any excess detonation that could indicate oil is getting in your combustion chambers?
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Re: Massive oil ussage I will try and do a leak down test and change oils. I dont think it is leaking but it sure smells strong in the garage, before it was ok in the garage. Also tail pipes emit alot of ****. Thanks for the input guys, also what about the PVC valve somone was telling me to change it?
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Re: Massive oil ussage Are you saying it used 2 quarts in 200 miles? I am against mobil 1 in these cars, but even then it shouldn't use that much oil!!!
Sounds like the valves aren't closing completely and oil is pouring into the cylinders or something serious! I wouldn't let it continue like that!
Sounds like the valves aren't closing completely and oil is pouring into the cylinders or something serious! I wouldn't let it continue like that!
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Re: Massive oil ussage I have a 00 SS m6 It has over 800 passes at the track. No, thats no typo.I have used Mobil one exclusively other than break-in. It uses less than 1/4 of a qt between services. The car has stock head and cam, just has the bolt-ons. To say Mobil One is junk is just plain ignorant!Ther are lots of excellent products out there, and Mobil One is one of them . BTW I use 5W30 and live in Fl
Re: Massive oil ussage Penzoil Fully-Synthetic 5W-30 in both cars.
I add 1/2 - 1 quart every 5-7K miles on the WS6.
I add 1 - 1 1/2 quarts on the Firehawk every 5-6K miles. We both like to drive fast . . . I just drive a little faster <img src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" border="0">
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I add 1/2 - 1 quart every 5-7K miles on the WS6.
I add 1 - 1 1/2 quarts on the Firehawk every 5-6K miles. We both like to drive fast . . . I just drive a little faster <img src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" border="0">
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