Matty's first 1st Gen

ok heres the scoop, i did a complete oil and filter change about 2 weeks ago, and today i checked the oil level and it was mid inbetween E and F, i know the rotaries burn a bit of full, but does this sound like too much, do i have a seal problem, i can't see any wierd colored smoke out of the exaust, and its not leaking any oil, i also use lucas oil additive. thanks in advance.

~Matt

Rotary Revolution

Well, there is most likely a problem there. Yes, they burn oil, but not that much. I drove my car two and a half months, and the dip stick still read full.

So too much oil missing, is when it is visible you are losing so much!

snakes99

actually, i believe they are spose to lose about 1 quart for every 3000 miles, so that is a good basis, if you are losing quite a bit more than that, there is something wrong, but if you arer right around there you are good to go.

12aPwr

i thought it was 1qt for every 1000miles, can anybody clarify this or the 3000mile one

REVHED

That's not really a good guide as it depends largely on how hard you drive. But yeah, if you find yourself adding oil every week or two (or daily as I did with my old engine ) then there's something wrong. It usually means the oil control o-rings are starting to wear out.

Rotor13B

Well, since you said you did a oil change and you checked it week later, I bet between you changing the oil and the small amount it burns, it's that low because your not compensating for the empty oil filter. I believe the E and F lines only constitute for one quart of oil. The small filters can hold half a quart, if you used a larger filter, I'm betting that's where your "missing" quart of oil went.

Pele

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Always, Always! ALWAYS! Start the engine directly after an oil change, then stop it and recheck. Helps you find loose/double gasketed filters, lose drain plugs, and gets oil into the system. In addition, it lets you add that half a quart thats goes into the filter or the rest of th oil system.