Oil Usuage
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Originally Posted by jimandmandy
I can't believe the unreasonable expectation among many car owners today that an engine should consume no oil between changes. One or even two quarts in a 5000 mile drain interval is NORMAL. Yes, there are some GM, and Nissan, and probably others that use "low tension" rings for decreased friction. Unless they screw up, like the Altima four cylinder that burns a quart in as little as 700 miles, dont worry.
Dad's old flathead Ford V-8 used a quart every 500, and that was considered good in its day. I have to add a quart of straight 50 to the Cessna every 10 operating hours, no big deal.
Jim
Dad's old flathead Ford V-8 used a quart every 500, and that was considered good in its day. I have to add a quart of straight 50 to the Cessna every 10 operating hours, no big deal.
Jim
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Originally Posted by jimandmandy
I can't believe the unreasonable expectation among many car owners today that an engine should consume no oil between changes. One or even two quarts in a 5000 mile drain interval is NORMAL.
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no bad is my 300 pre-rebuild, no noticeable smoke out the pipe used a qt every 2days of going to school round trip 16miles a day..........but it ran great, had power, and all. pulled the head to fix it, and #4 and #6 were covered in fresh oil. and only had 30lbs of compression.
now i rebuilt it, it uses none between changes, i have 2k on my 15w40 Rotella and it is still golden. 5k on the motor.
now i rebuilt it, it uses none between changes, i have 2k on my 15w40 Rotella and it is still golden. 5k on the motor.
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