No Oil
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Staging Lane
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No Oil Hey guys,
I dont post much but i read everyday and i just want to say what a great website, you guys have so much information!
Anyways so i get ready to go to the track for the first time with the impala on saturday and when i start up the DIC says low engine oil. I shut it off quickly and check the dipstick and ***ker is bone dry. Needless to say im not too happey and its going back to the dealer as we speak. The imp has 3300 miles on it, what could have possibly cuased this?? i never beat on the vehicle or raced it. Does anyone think it is possible they could give me a new car or let me out of the lease?? what are some things i should bring up to my service advisor?? thanks in advance.
I dont post much but i read everyday and i just want to say what a great website, you guys have so much information!
Anyways so i get ready to go to the track for the first time with the impala on saturday and when i start up the DIC says low engine oil. I shut it off quickly and check the dipstick and ***ker is bone dry. Needless to say im not too happey and its going back to the dealer as we speak. The imp has 3300 miles on it, what could have possibly cuased this?? i never beat on the vehicle or raced it. Does anyone think it is possible they could give me a new car or let me out of the lease?? what are some things i should bring up to my service advisor?? thanks in advance.
Well, you're not getting out of this car, that i know for sure. As far as what to ask them to check out, i don't know.
Have you ever noticed puddles beneath the car? It takes about 1.5-2qts to be missing before you don't see any on the dipstick, and possibly more for it to notice enough to warn you...so it would be hard to understand, from a dealer standpoint, that you never noticed this before.
FWIW, we do eat up a lot of oil. I've been down a quart & a half between oil changes at 6000mi intervals or so...the LSx engines are notorious for this. Check it early & often, IMO...speaking of, i should probably go out and do this
Have you ever noticed puddles beneath the car? It takes about 1.5-2qts to be missing before you don't see any on the dipstick, and possibly more for it to notice enough to warn you...so it would be hard to understand, from a dealer standpoint, that you never noticed this before.
FWIW, we do eat up a lot of oil. I've been down a quart & a half between oil changes at 6000mi intervals or so...the LSx engines are notorious for this. Check it early & often, IMO...speaking of, i should probably go out and do this
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You don't have to tell him anything special, just whats going on. Have him/her check for bulletins, there are about 5 bulletins for oil leaks on these cars. Mine is leaking oil as a matter of fact, but not much.
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Put the up in the air and see if the bottom of your engine is covered with oil. If it is like mine, then you may have an oil leak. I never would have noticed it if I hadn't raised the car. Does not burn/loose any oil from change to change, and does not leave a puddle. I have not messed with it yet but I sure will before it goes out of warranty.
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Originally Posted by Corny40
Does anyone else here have a difficult time reading their dipstick?
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Originally Posted by SILVER LS4
Put the up in the air and see if the bottom of your engine is covered with oil. If it is like mine, then you may have an oil leak. I never would have noticed it if I hadn't raised the car. Does not burn/loose any oil from change to change, and does not leave a puddle. I have not messed with it yet but I sure will before it goes out of warranty.
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Originally Posted by eddiemoney
Mine chewed up about a quart from 0 to 2500 miles, however now I am almost at 6000 and running Mobil 1 and it hasn't burned a drop.
Jesus J Oil Consumption!!! Mine doesnt use any to the point where it noticable on the stick in 3500 miles on Mobil 1. But then again I broke it in right, it got the tar pounded out of it with less than 20 miles on it, that first 100 miles the loud pedal spent more time matted than the law allows haha
But FWIW i rebuilt an LS2 in an 05' GTO that spun a bearing and that mysteriously lost 5.5 qts of oil with no leaks too.
But FWIW i rebuilt an LS2 in an 05' GTO that spun a bearing and that mysteriously lost 5.5 qts of oil with no leaks too.
Originally Posted by Area47
pcv system is weak. if you don't have any leaks, this is the problem. at least it was on my car.
mine would suck a quart every 3200 miles.
dunno
mine would suck a quart every 3200 miles.
dunno
This GTO never had any visible smoke ever too... nor did it have an oily inside of the intake... so that just leaves Rings... whether it be flutter, gaps or cylinder wall issues... IDK...
When is the last time you checked the oil? 3300 miles and you havent done an oil change or checked the oil before, on a new car? New vehilcles will burn oil durring break-in and should be checked often. At I bought my Impala in July and had to take it in because it had lost a quart because oil was leaking around the cam sensor.