low oil need help plz
i added a quart to it the that night and checked it the next morning it was parked in our garage so it was on a level surface and its still about a 4th of a quart low ill haven't gotten to check it again. if the motor was blown it would be running bad wouldnt it?
you could have piston ring problems, bearing issues, burning due to worn valve guides
and FYI, when burning oil its a BLUE smoke, not white, white is coolant.
if your lean on cyl 1, maybe ring land or rings are bad from that and you are burning oil there.
maybe you over spun engine, tapped valves and now have loose valve guides
i only offer those suggests cuase im in the middle of replacing my engine now from some of that
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not necc haha
you could have piston ring problems, bearing issues, burning due to worn valve guides
and FYI, when burning oil its a BLUE smoke, not white, white is coolant.
if your lean on cyl 1, maybe ring land or rings are bad from that and you are burning oil there.
maybe you over spun engine, tapped valves and now have loose valve guides
i only offer those suggests cuase im in the middle of replacing my engine now from some of that
you could have piston ring problems, bearing issues, burning due to worn valve guides
and FYI, when burning oil its a BLUE smoke, not white, white is coolant.
if your lean on cyl 1, maybe ring land or rings are bad from that and you are burning oil there.
maybe you over spun engine, tapped valves and now have loose valve guides
i only offer those suggests cuase im in the middle of replacing my engine now from some of that
you might want to relay this info to every shop in america that starts the engine to cycle the oil into the filter after an oil change. I have never seen a car that will gain a quart of oil on the dipstick if you let it sit for a half hour... i do agree that you should check your oil on a level surface though.
But ya just make sure you're checking it right before getting scared about something else. Good luck to the OP.
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You should talk to GM then as they are the ones who set the fan settings at 230F, not I. Some engineer who designs engines for a living thought that 230F was perfectly acceptable for this motor so i will have to agree with him.
the bearings will make noise under the right conditions, but until its bad you may not know.
you can also get an oil pressure gauge, that will tell you if you are loosing the pressure somewhere. if oil psi is good, no smoke, good compression...then maybe it was operator error haha
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just went and ordered a new valve cover gasket (dealership wanted $70 for it so I looked elsewhere) ill try replacing that and see how things go I pulled the plugs today and checked that gaps on them 3 of them were gapped to .035 the other one was gaped to .032 so i regaped it to .035 i havent really noticed a difference on the way it drives but i figured it would be best if all of them where gaped the same
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