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Old 05-16-2007, 06:01 PM
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01 ta with headers and a few boltons. 67,000 miles. we've had it for about 8 months and about every 2000 miles its a quart low. i check it on a regular basis but it has no leaks no smoke runs great. never had a prob with my 02.anybody know?thanks
Old 05-16-2007, 06:25 PM
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It's probably sucking oil through the PCV valve and into the intake. A put a catch can in my PCV line and it traps a lot of oil. Do a search for "catch can" for more info.
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I have a 96 6cy and she has over 120k on her and she recently has devolped an oil leak. I cant seem to pin point from where, but it sems to be from the back of the engine somewhere up high. Though my oil pressure when i drive remains goods, should I be worried and is there an inexpensive fix for this?

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that sneaky pcv valve...undo your TB and check it out....ewwww
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cool.thats what it is.i'll get a catch can. 01's already have the ls6 pcv system correct? why does the problem still occur?do i need to pull the tb and intake for cleaning or let it be?
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When i installed my catch-can, i just pulled the lid and MAF off, and sprayed some seafoam into the throttle body. Seemed to clean it up pretty well.
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i'll try it thanks
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Just keep an eye on it.




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