How much oil do you guys lose?
06-13-2008, 09:48 AM
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this makes me feel alot better fellas. i had no idea our ls1's burned so much oil. I mean its not like its improbable, but just didnt really know it. i just get worried cause the 2002 ws6 has been my dream car for a long time, and i love that thing haha. so when anything gets brought to my attention, i get ..ehhh.
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06-13-2008, 10:28 AM
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I fill my oil 3/4 of the way up the marker every time, and every time it burns down to about 1/2 rather quickly (over a couple weeks). However, once it gets down to 1/2 it seems to hang out right there until the next oil change. I find that it just has a sweet spot that it likes.
Guess I should stop wasting the 1/4 quart to get it up to the 3/4 of the marker huh?
Guess I should stop wasting the 1/4 quart to get it up to the 3/4 of the marker huh?
Anyway, burning a little bit of oil is normal, but if you start burning a considerable amount, get a catch can. Otherwise it can foul your plugs and generate build-up in your engine, etc. You can also do the LS6 PCV system conversion: http://www.ls1howto.com/index.php?article=18
06-13-2008, 04:21 PM
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06-16-2008, 05:44 PM
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Mine has never used a noticable amount. It has about 42k on it. I did heads/cam maybe 1k miles ago and it doesn't seem to be using any since then either. Some apparently always use some though so I wouldn't worry about a little usage.
06-17-2008, 12:13 PM
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some cars use oil, some dont. it doesnt really seem to hurt the life of the engine as long as you keep up maintenance and dont let it get out of control. some have had the engine rebuilt only to see the same problem arise after throwing thousands of dollars at the car. if i were you i would not worry about it.
06-18-2008, 11:37 PM
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yeah im startin to see a pattern here with our ls1's hehe.
i was just making sure im not alone here. its not a crazy amount that i notice. but its just nice to double check with the community here.
Dave
i was just making sure im not alone here. its not a crazy amount that i notice. but its just nice to double check with the community here.
Dave
