LS2's Burning Oil

[SargeGTO]

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3000 RPM = aggressive driving??? Did they design this thing for Aunt Edna to drive?

And they want you to check the oil at EVERY fuel-up. I consider myself fairly anal about checking oil, but what is that, every few hundred miles? Doesn't make me want to rush right out and buy another GM.

I'll have to ask my step-father if he received one of these letters for his GTO and if he's noticed any oil consumption.

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Pretty weak ain't it

 

[buster]

I've tried to pay attention to people that have oil burners and nail down why this happens. Some people have these engines and experience no oil consumption. It could be just a manufacturing issue where some get an engine that was built just a bit better or maybe it does have something to do wit break in. I don't know. It does seem that today's cars tend to use a bit more oil than they used to.

 

[Francis]

Well have spoken about this several times. Here in Australia Holden had a huge problem. They were changing engines in about every second V8.

It was interesting to watch unfold as dealers were telling guy's NOT to use it Synthetic oils and especially Mobil 1 despite what the hand book said.

After many people I know that were effected by it changed to mineral oils and went slightly heavier 15w 40's they noticed the engines went better, quieter and with less oil burning..