oil consumption??

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Jan 7, 2005 | 10:47 AM
  #1  
I put about 3k miles a month or so on my LS.
It has 156k.
Would it be natural for it to burn more more oil than usual, cause i put in a quart about once a month, maybe a lil more depending on how often i'm driving?
I dont have any oil on the ground so i dont think i'm leaking it. i hope thats a good thing.
Let me know guys. Thanks.
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Jan 7, 2005 | 12:27 PM
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Re: oil consumption?? (DrewQ1)
Well, my 00 gsr with only 42k miles goes through about a quart every 3k - 4k miles or so. Nothing leaks, so I must be burning it.

Also, I've heard that changing fom 5-30 to 10-30 will help a little with oil burning. But verify that first, its only someting I've heard a few people say, nothing from an authoritative source.
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Jan 7, 2005 | 01:01 PM
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Re: oil consumption?? (DrewQ1)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DrewQ1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I dont have any oil on the ground so i dont think i'm leaking it. i hope thats a good thing.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea it is good ur not leakin oil on the ground .. try switchin to a heavier weight oil like tunernoob said...it cant hurt anything
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Jan 7, 2005 | 02:11 PM
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Re: oil consumption?? (96GSRkId)
well i already use 10w-30. what else can it be?
I have oil in my spark plug tubes, but i dont think that can be the reason why i'm buring oil.
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Jan 7, 2005 | 05:36 PM
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Re: oil consumption?? (DrewQ1)
sure it could, my friends accord did the same thing. his oil was pitch black and had only 30 miles on it. he took it to a dealer because we thought the piston rings could have been fried. they said it was a valvecover gasket. we put a new one on and the oil is fine. just get a new valvecover gasket... its less then $30 and it takes less than 1/2 hour. while ur at it, do a valve adjustment. gl
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