01 oil problems.
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I'm at about 3,700 miles on my oil change. The DIC shows 40% oil life remaining. I have added 1 quart already and I'm now 1 quart low again. What can I say, I guess my Vette likes to drink Mobil 1. 
BTW - Mine is a 2000, manual transmission.
BTW - Mine is a 2000, manual transmission.
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Originally Posted by Stingrayrob
Why roll the dice with an 01??? Get another year, when I searched for a used C5 I wouldn't even consider an 01...I ended up getting a nice 99...There's enough problems with the C5(column lock, fuel gauge, rocking seat, leaky rear) for you to have to worry about an oil burner..
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The '01s were known for the oil consumption issue, but some '00s had it too as evidenced by my car. Had my rings replaced under warranty when the car had about 11K miles on it. Not a problem since. I agree that GM did not come out with a fix for the rings until early in the production cycle for the '02 model. I was waiting to get mine fixed until it came out and I believe it was somewhere around October of 2001 that GM released the undated rings. My car was repaired in November 2001.
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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
The '01s were known for the oil consumption issue, but some '00s had it too as evidenced by my car. Had my rings replaced under warranty when the car had about 11K miles on it. Not a problem since. I agree that GM did not come out with a fix for the rings until early in the production cycle for the '02 model. I was waiting to get mine fixed until it came out and I believe it was somewhere around October of 2001 that GM released the undated rings. My car was repaired in November 2001.
Maybe just some bad rings they started using in '00 and '01?
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