Will a heavier weight oil help my oil consumption?
09-07-2003, 04:17 PM
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Will a heavier weight oil help my oil consumption?
I did a search and read some threds on it. Also, I talked with a few people at a car show about it, and Lingenfelter uses 15w50 in all their cars. I normally use 5w30 in my vette, and used that in my cobra for five years. The difference is that my '01 burning oil and the cobra didn't.
So would a heavier wieght oil help my consumption without hurting anything?
So would a heavier wieght oil help my consumption without hurting anything?
09-07-2003, 05:10 PM
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Re: Will a heavier weight oil help my oil consumption? (Cobra4B)
I tried the 15/50 Mobile 1 in mine, and it didn't help at all. Still burned just as much. The rings cured it thugh. Right now I have used 1 qt in 4000 miles, driving like a maniac, and now with a lot of speed parts also.
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Re: Will a heavier weight oil help my oil consumption? (CJS)
Looks like I'll have to bite the bullet and get the re-ring. Time for a new cam maybe!
