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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Back in the 70's, a quart per 600 miles was considered acceptable to the dealer for the 454 engines. Today we tend to thing that anything more than 1 quart per 4,000 miles between changes is not typical.
But I would want a engine to consume a little bit of oil. It helps lubricate the bottom end of the cylinder walls if a little goes past the cylinder rings, and is not 100% scraped off. The tiny amount of oil prevents the rings from scraping bare metal to bare metal while at the lowest piston stroke point.
Fred.
But I would want a engine to consume a little bit of oil. It helps lubricate the bottom end of the cylinder walls if a little goes past the cylinder rings, and is not 100% scraped off. The tiny amount of oil prevents the rings from scraping bare metal to bare metal while at the lowest piston stroke point.
Fred.
