GM 8.1 496 gas engine "normal" oil loss/use?
Just returned from our first looong trip with this truck and camper package and noticed (what I think) excessive oil use. The does not leak but in 3800 miles needed 1 1/2 qts., that seems like a lot t...
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Try a product called Restore available at autoparts stores. I've used it on several high mileage vehicles to reduce the oil use and improve performance.
Way back when, I had a 1977 Honda Civic that had bad rings and was burNing a quart of oil with every tank of gas. The compression was so bad it would not hold in first gear on a hill with the engine off. I added restore and after 500 miles the engine used a quart of oil every 1000 miles and compression was good enough to hold on the same hill.
Way back when, I had a 1977 Honda Civic that had bad rings and was burNing a quart of oil with every tank of gas. The compression was so bad it would not hold in first gear on a hill with the engine off. I added restore and after 500 miles the engine used a quart of oil every 1000 miles and compression was good enough to hold on the same hill.
