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Topic subjectOil Problem??
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45537, Oil Problem??
Posted by thegame, Feb-28-03 04:07 AM
Well... Ive put on about 2000 miles from my last oil change and my oil is VERY low. Not even in the min/max level, it was on the very end of the dipstick. I checked it the other day when I smelled something. Kind of a burning smell. Not sure what it was, but I knew something wasnt right. So I pull my dipstick out and notice the oil is barely on the dipstick, but theres some bubbles on it? Why do I have bubbles on my dipstick? haha. Or is this normal, cuz Ive never really noticed it before. So I went to the advanced auto and got some oil and some kind of oil treatment thats soppossed to stop leaks n whatnot. I poured the treatment and 1 quart of oil in. Now its full.

So whats goin on? Theres no way I should of been that low already! Do you think pouring that treatment stuff in was a good idea and should solve the problem? If my oil problem, isnt really that big of a problem....... Ill just check it every once in a while and make sure I have enough oil in there to make it happy.
45538, RE: Oil Problem??
Posted by a_miller_76, Feb-28-03 04:16 AM
I've seen this response a lot "do a compression check". You may have a bad ring somewhere.
45539, RE: Oil Problem??
Posted by thegame, Feb-28-03 04:37 AM
I did a compression test about a month or 2 ago. I got like 205 on all 4. I guess Ill try it again.
45549, RE: Oil Problem??
Posted by thegame, Feb-28-03 05:11 AM
Alright... just went outside and did the compression test again.
Got 205-210-205-210

I also checked the dipstick (car off) and there werent any bubbles on it.
45550, RE: Oil Problem??
Posted by a_miller_76, Feb-28-03 05:17 AM
Uhm...that was my only suggestion cause I've seen it a bunch of times before. Beyond that I'd be clueless
45560, RE: Oil Problem??
Posted by orestes, Feb-28-03 06:53 AM
Hi, I had kinda the same problem with mine, I was leaking oil about a quart every 2000 miles, and I put a quart in and some of that treatment...And I haven't had a problem since, its been in there about 2 months now. Hope that helps.

-Josh
45562, RE: Oil Problem??
Posted by NX112, Feb-28-03 07:12 AM
you're probrably just burning oil, it happens just add more oil and keep a quart with you. Are you using synthetic?
45603, RE: Oil Problem??
Posted by thegame, Feb-28-03 02:57 PM
>you're probrably just burning oil, it happens just add more
>oil and keep a quart with you. Are you using synthetic?

I was using valvoline 10w30 dura blend at the time. But since that pissed me off, I poured in some mobile 1 10w30. Im not really sure if it was synthetic or not. Well... it might of been, cuz the price was alot higher. I dunno. haha
45577, RE: Oil Problem??
Posted by Tantalus000, Feb-28-03 08:55 AM
my car loses 4 quarts every 1000 miles im in a load of crap trying to figure it out