01 vettes burning oil
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The oil burning issue was mainly found in the 6-speed cars. Mine is a '00 and I had the problem. Got my rings replaced under warranty and it has solved the problem. The '02s had different rings installed in them to help eliminate the oil burning.
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Originally Posted by crazygn
i was getting ready to buy a 00-02 vette next month but ive been seeing alot of post about these vettes burning oil because of gm using the wrong oil rings .
when i look for a vette what can i do to make sure i dont get a vette that burns a qt of oil in less then a 1000 miles or so. my 88 mustng wont burn that much oil and its a ford.
Is this with most of them , just 01's and is there a way to see if its one that burns a lot of oil when i buy one
when i look for a vette what can i do to make sure i dont get a vette that burns a qt of oil in less then a 1000 miles or so. my 88 mustng wont burn that much oil and its a ford.
Is this with most of them , just 01's and is there a way to see if its one that burns a lot of oil when i buy one
There is no problem with the 2001 Corvette's rings, it's with the drivers!
Drive like an idiot=high oil consumption!
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I bought my 2001 used, 3 years old with 13,000 miles on her. The orig owner had the oil consumption issue and the rings were replaced under warranty ~ the 3,200 mile mark. The car no longer has any issues. The sellers was very honest about the oil issue and the service was documented in the GM service history report.
My advice, try to secure a one owner car. If the car has 30 - 40k miles on the odometer and the owner says he never had a problem, he's probably telling the truth. If you bought a brand new Corvette and had an oil consumption issue, wouldn't you have been pissed and made sure GM fixed your car?
Also, call or stop by your local service dept and ask them run a GM service history on the VIN if you're ready to buy the car. And make sure the report agrees with what the owner has told you about the car. If things appear to be on the up and up, the probably are, so buy the car.
Good Luck!
My advice, try to secure a one owner car. If the car has 30 - 40k miles on the odometer and the owner says he never had a problem, he's probably telling the truth. If you bought a brand new Corvette and had an oil consumption issue, wouldn't you have been pissed and made sure GM fixed your car?
Also, call or stop by your local service dept and ask them run a GM service history on the VIN if you're ready to buy the car. And make sure the report agrees with what the owner has told you about the car. If things appear to be on the up and up, the probably are, so buy the car.
Good Luck!
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From: melbourne beach fl
Originally Posted by ztheusa
There is no problem with the 2001 Corvette's rings, it's with the drivers!
Drive like an idiot=high oil consumption!
Drive like an idiot=high oil consumption!
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Originally Posted by BickyDhadwal
i have a 01 thats burning about a quart every 1000-1500 km...its on the oil consumption test....might be getting a ring job very soon...my car is still under warrenty..GM EXTENDED WARRENTY PLUS or wutever (has about 63 thousand kms on it)
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I have an 01 vette but was built very late in the production run and I don't have a problem.
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Ztheusa, are you being facetious, or just plain stupid?
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Mine's good, 
heck before our first long distance trip I'd heard alot about this issue and only having had the car for 4 months and not seeing anything in the service history about oil consumption I was so paranoid about the possibility of running low of oil I took a 5 quart jug of M1 along for a 3500 mile tour of the south east(Fla). Wife thought I was nuts. It never used a drop.
heck before our first long distance trip I'd heard alot about this issue and only having had the car for 4 months and not seeing anything in the service history about oil consumption I was so paranoid about the possibility of running low of oil I took a 5 quart jug of M1 along for a 3500 mile tour of the south east(Fla). Wife thought I was nuts. It never used a drop.
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This entire article is very interesting so read the whole thing if you get a chance. The page I linked to, though, has an explanation of the issue and the fix.
http://idavette.net/hib/02ls6/page5.htm
Incidentally, a buddy had his '01 re-ringed after going through the consumption test at the dealer and his motor now burns no oil between changes.
http://idavette.net/hib/02ls6/page5.htm
Incidentally, a buddy had his '01 re-ringed after going through the consumption test at the dealer and his motor now burns no oil between changes.
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I have heard that early produced '01 are more prone to this problem.
My '01 was built in August 2000. I don't add oil between changes which occur at 3,000 mile intervals.
Current oil is at 2,200 miles and is at the original fill level
My '01 was built in August 2000. I don't add oil between changes which occur at 3,000 mile intervals.
Current oil is at 2,200 miles and is at the original fill level
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Same thing here
Originally Posted by BickyDhadwal
i have a 01 thats burning about a quart every 1000-1500 km...its on the oil consumption test....might be getting a ring job very soon...my car is still under warrenty..GM EXTENDED WARRENTY PLUS or wutever (has about 63 thousand kms on it)
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I had an '01 6 speed Coupe with 8,500 miles. It burned 1 quart of oil every 1,400 miles. The rear of the car use to get sooty black sooner than it should have and the exhaust tips also. The warranty was running out. I decided to trade it in on a '04 convertible auto. No oil consumption at all and I didn't even need to put a column lock bypass, cags eliminator and Hurst shifter just to drive the car with a bit of safety like I did on my '01 coupe.
Last edited by C5Den; Sep 9, 2005 at 09:25 AM.
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Originally Posted by BlackVettesRBest
I have roughly 54,000 miles on my 2001 and it never burns oil. I don't know if it makes a difference, it probably does, but mine is an A4.