01 oil consumption
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Le Mans Master
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01 oil consumption
I have an 01 with 77k miles a-4
My low oil message came up yesterday.
I did my last oil change about 2-3 months back and my DIC says 76% oil life.
I checked the stick and it says add so I add a bit of oil and am good to go.
my question is... Is this problem worth letting the dealer tear into the engine to fix? I have GMPP major guard, but I don't want to let them do any unnecessary thing to the engine.
My low oil message came up yesterday.
I did my last oil change about 2-3 months back and my DIC says 76% oil life.
I checked the stick and it says add so I add a bit of oil and am good to go.
my question is... Is this problem worth letting the dealer tear into the engine to fix? I have GMPP major guard, but I don't want to let them do any unnecessary thing to the engine.
Racer
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From: Roswell GA
I have an 01 with 77k miles a-4
My low oil message came up yesterday.
I did my last oil change about 2-3 months back and my DIC says 76% oil life.
I checked the stick and it says add so I add a bit of oil and am good to go.
my question is... Is this problem worth letting the dealer tear into the engine to fix? I have GMPP major guard, but I don't want to let them do any unnecessary thing to the engine.
My low oil message came up yesterday.
I did my last oil change about 2-3 months back and my DIC says 76% oil life.
I checked the stick and it says add so I add a bit of oil and am good to go.
my question is... Is this problem worth letting the dealer tear into the engine to fix? I have GMPP major guard, but I don't want to let them do any unnecessary thing to the engine.
I have also been told on the 2001 and newer the dipstick is in the middle of the grid when you have 6.5 qts(the recommended amount in the manual) If you fill to the top line you get 7qts. I have not been able to verify this, but many on the forum say it is true.
Racer
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From: Roswell GA
I would just check it in another 1000 or 1500 miles and see if it goes down again. The place might have put in 6.5 qts oil as the manual recommends and the dipstick didn't show full.
When you check it in 1000-1500 miles and there is very little or no consumption, then I would probably leave it alone. Assuming that it is the common ring problem, they would have to tear down into the engine, which could causes more problems if they don't do good work.
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You DO NOT have an "oil burner". With 77k miles on the engine, 1/2 quart in 1500 miles sounds like normal usage to me.
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Le Mans Master
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Not that I've seen mine as I've never looked... but I thought it'd be on the sticker with the tire pressures.
I don't think they'd consider that excessive even if you did want them to work on it, there is a TSB out there for that issue though.
My 2k1 does burn a little bit, think I'm going to try the redesigned PCV (made for the 5.3L with the oil consumption issue in mind) and fix my dead oil pressure sensor before I get to concerned where the oil is going. In either case I'm around a quart for 2-3k miles, so it isn't that much.
I don't think they'd consider that excessive even if you did want them to work on it, there is a TSB out there for that issue though.
My 2k1 does burn a little bit, think I'm going to try the redesigned PCV (made for the 5.3L with the oil consumption issue in mind) and fix my dead oil pressure sensor before I get to concerned where the oil is going. In either case I'm around a quart for 2-3k miles, so it isn't that much.
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Please read "sticky notes" in C5 General section about weights, measurements etc. under oil woes.
Most of all shift up and stop driving around with the rpm's over 3,200 while in town. You are in a high rpm no load situation.
Most of all shift up and stop driving around with the rpm's over 3,200 while in town. You are in a high rpm no load situation.
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