1990lumina Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Does your engine burn oil?? If you want you can post your mileage and what engine as well.. Personally my 3.1 hasn't burned/used any oil since I've owned it - and it has been working pretty hard sometimes Anyone else?! - Jeff L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 where is the "no" option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990lumina Posted May 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Sorry, just fixed it, forgot to click Add Option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboSedan Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 i have to add about 1 quart between oil changes, but i have pretty high miles too. moved this to Powertrain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 when mines not leaking if from the F@#$@##@@!~ O ring it uses VERY little oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94CutlassSLCoupe Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Mine is great...no problems after the first 3k of owning it (it sat a lot before that, then proceeded to weep some oil)... My sister's '94 CS Coupe's 3100 used to use a quart in 500 miles...turned out that the LIM gasket was bad (that was what I thought too) My old '88 CS with the 2.8 would use about 1/2 quart in 3k miles...at about 195k on it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Ive had pretty good luck with not leaking any oil or any fluid for that matter. almost up to 84000! but I think Im only at about 83400 so I still got a while to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 My '89 CS 2.8 burns absolutely no oil at 175000 miles. I change at 2K miles, but the level is always right near full, where it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPRACER Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 never have had to add between oil changes, that said, I've changed the intake gaskets twice in the 10 years I've owned it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runt Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 My Cutlass would burn about 1/2 - 1 qt. every 4k. I knew when it got to that point I had to change the oil. Stupid way of remembering, but whatever works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl3196 Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 My GTP doesn't burn any. Level always stays the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwingvksm Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Newp - good go here. Not a drop (atleast what I can tell ) Engine is only 5 years old and about 90K miles on it (I think that's right?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbtk2 Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Oil??? Why would it burn oil? It used to leak a little on the ground so I just drained it all out one day and that seemed to have fixed the problem. When I went to work the next day it quit running shortly after I started it but I think it was just a POS or something. My friend was having the same problem so we tried to drain the oil and couldn't find the plug, so we just pulled the oil filter off and started it up. And I'll be damned if the thing didn't seize up on him! My Lumina used a little oil before I did an oil change on it (seemed like about a quart after 3k miles) however, 800 miles into this oil and it hasn't burned a drop. My STE doesn't burn any anymore, however it does leak a good bit. I think its leaking from the dist. o-ring. Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossman429 Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 My Beretta has 193K on the 3.1 and doesn't burn any oil. The rear main seal seeps, and the flywheel cover will have a little oil on it every 2K miles when I change the oil. The STE doesn't leak or burn any oil at 103K I had to do the Dist o ring when I bought it in November, but since then it's been dry as a bone. Shawn, Fix it! for the love of God it only takes a couple hours max, and it's a good time to clean the TB too. Unless your 3100 stuff gets in the way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOT2B GM Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Mine uses between 1/2 - 1 qt between changes 3K miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbtk2 Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Shawn,Fix it! for the love of God it only takes a couple hours max, and it's a good time to clean the TB too. Unless your 3100 stuff gets in the way? I'll fix it when I am driving the damn thing again. I put a new o-ring in it when I did the swap but it started leaking anyways. I've only put 1500 miles on the engine since the swap, due to my two tranny failures since the swap its been sitting since Oct. I plan on tearing it down and fixing it eventually but I'm more worried about being able to drive it first. And cleaning the TB that has 1500 miles on it since its last cleaning is probably a waste of time. Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossman429 Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Whenever I do the o-ring jobs I also put in a distributor gasket from a 350 engine under the dist shaft before putting it all back together, and they will *usually* never leak again. I did the Beretta 3 yrs ago, and haven't seen a drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89GPSE Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 I'm at 69,200 and don't burn a drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe2fast Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 1990 Reatta LN3 148,xxx and I use synthetic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 My old Z34, never leaked, but on startup burned a little, and 7k shifts 8) . Figured it was valve seals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitzel Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Strangely enough, I actually get some consumption when doing midnight 10 hour runs at 1500rpm (~45mph) from southern Saskatchewan to Calgary. A roundtrip (800-900 miles) burns off 1/3rd to 1/2 a quart, whereas normally I only would go through a quart every 10k miles due to the leaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 3.4 DOHC burns a little oil. Where it goes? Nobody knows. Actually I noticed a little wisp of blue smoke right when it starts up when cold. I don't know if it's rings or valve stem seals. It doesn't burn enough that I really care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regal_GS_1989 Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 With 194000 miles on the 2.8 in my 88, it doen't burn a drop. But it leaks like a MOFO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaloutsider Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 The 180k mile 3.1 burned a little (about 1/2 a quart low at each oil change) The 85k mile 3400 burns it pretty profusely (about a 1 1/2 quarts low at each oil change) The 157k mile 3800 burns it about like the 3.1 did. (Then again, I'm at WOT probably way more often than you should) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 How can all these cars have oil burning on them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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