gm 8.1 engine
I have 2006 fleetwood flair with 6000 mi need to add oil about every 900mi . I see no leak on the ground or gray or black smoke. Wayne
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harold1946 wrote:rgatijnet1 wrote:harold1946 wrote:randallb wrote:
My guess is an over filled engine. The OP says he has to add oil every 900 miles but does not say how much. If it is between the marks it does not need oil!
Randy
My guess is you know nothing about the 8.1. :p
Tha actia instrument cluster will alert the operator whenever there is a low oil volum condition.
I guess I missed it where the OP said that his Actia dash was saying that he had low oil. IF the crankcase was overfilled, because of a dip stick error, and the excess oil was forced out, and the OP saw that the oil level was a quart low(by the dip stick) then the Actia dash would say NOTHING. The ACTIA dash will NOT alert the operator IF the system is filled to one quart or so OVER the required oil level.
The OP said neither. Simply stated he was adding oil every 900 miles, so he was getting that information from somewhere, its not important from where.
The fact is,it is not abnormal for the 8.1 to use up to a quart of oil every 1000 miles.
WRONG!!!!! It is very important where the OP is getting his information. If the OP is adding oil because of incorrect dip stick markings, which has happened before, than to continue to add oil over and above what is necessary can eventually cause a seal to fail, as well as plug fouling and other problems. There is a reason why the manufacturer specifies the exact maximum amount of oil to be used in an engine. Using too much, on a regular basis, will eventually cause problems, which is why I had earlier suggested that the OP fill the crankcase with the exact amount of oil needed, per his owner's manual, and see how THAT relates to his dip stick markings.
I should add that when I fill my crankcase, per the manufacturer's specs, it comes to just slightly(1/8") above the "add oil" mark on my dipstick. After 70,000+ miles on my engine, I usually go 5-6000 miles before I need to add a quart of oil. If I added oil up to the "full" mark on my dip stick, I would have overfilled the crankcase.
