question about my motor oil??
04-15-03, 08:30 PM
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question about my motor oil??
hey i run pensoil 20/50 and burn alot of oil my question is because pensoil is wax based could this be the reason i am burning alot of oil?? because of the heat??
04-15-03, 09:41 PM
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Originally posted by 1987RX7guy
how much is a lot?? The rotary burns about 1 quart every 1k miles since it uses oil to lubricate the cumbustion chamber.
how much is a lot?? The rotary burns about 1 quart every 1k miles since it uses oil to lubricate the cumbustion chamber.
04-15-03, 11:23 PM
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well i rap it out all the time but i checked it after changing it about a month before that and i was 3 and a quarter quarts low, also my engine has about 110k miles on it and was not running for about a year. the preformance mods are an intake gutted cats and a cat back exhaust
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04-16-03, 12:16 AM
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The warning buzzer and indicator light should have come on at 2 quarts low.
Not gonna make it to 120K miles if you keep driving with it 3 quarts low.
Not gonna make it to 120K miles if you keep driving with it 3 quarts low.
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