Oil consumption?
03-25-2013, 05:09 PM
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10w30 castrol edge with titanium(gold bottle) and my oil consumption has been cut by a significant amount. I was using mobil 1 and went through 2 quarts in about 5k miles, switched over to castrol edge and used about 300ml's of oil in 2k miles and under a quart over 5k (2 track days on that interval as well). The car see's 9k regularly 1st through 3rd if given the chance.
03-25-2013, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by dsthez' timestamp='1364164766' post='22425462
I use 10-30 castrol. eats like 3 quarts between oil changes. Its just regular. Mobile 1 will dissapear a lot faster though. I'm always checking my oil level before v teching. I kind of like it in a way as the engine will see new oil between changes. This is another reason I go 5k between them.
03-26-2013, 01:48 PM
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I just changed my oil put 10w30 and about half a litre of Lucas. Is that ok? I am Doing a wet and leak down tomorrow. What do u guys think? It smokes a bit on cold start is that normal?
03-27-2013, 04:20 PM
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smoking on cold start could be your valve seals, oil seeps down the stems after shut down and burns up at start-up.
03-27-2013, 11:11 PM
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I did away with my PCV and don't use ANY oil between changes. None. I replaced the PCV with a 90 deg. brass fitting with a hose that runs to a clear canister filter, and then runs under the car to the rear to vent the gasses. I removed the breather from the VC to the intake inlet tube and vented it through a catch can to the atmosphere. I think the vacuum on the PCV and VC vent both extract a lot more oil than people think. I cleaned my TB butterfly too and it stays oil free on the back side now also. Try it, it may solve your consumption issue too. I'll post a pic of my setup tomorrow.