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0089GT
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Is my car burning oil too fast? It's a 347 with dart heads and a solid cam. But I feel like oil lasts me only one month?
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Posts: 1151 | From: ssf | Registered: May 2010
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89bluenotch
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I would say YES!
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68dustin
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how much oil in a month? is it sucking it thru ur pvc valve?
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Posts: 3986 | From: neverland | Registered: Feb 2005
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LXjames
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Talk to Dan but with 347 strokers the wrist pin interfers with the oil ring causing oil consumption to be faster then normal. Maybe it's the manufacturers engineering in that area of what I said or you have bad blow by
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87droptop50
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How old is the engine ?what internals does the engin have in it ?
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Boss 327
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How much oil are you losing?
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0089GT
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A lot the oil gauge surges by the end of the month I use napa 20w50 btw
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coupedup
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There is no reason to use 20-50w oil unless you live in hot weather conditions. At this time of the year you should be using 10-40w
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Boss 327
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Originally posted by A$AP:
A lot the oil gauge surges by the end of the month I use napa 20w50 btw
What is alot? 1 quart a month? 2? 5?
Do you see smoke coming from the exhaust? Does it smell like oil? Have you checked for leaks?
You need to give more info if you want anyone to help.
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American Iron Speed Shop
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Probably be a good rule of thumb to check the oil before the guage starts to drop....
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Posts: 435 | From: Loomis Ca (sacramento) | Registered: Dec 2005
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50DADDY
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347's use oil.Like someone stated above.The wrist pin intersects with the oil ring land and oil gets by there.
331's.FTW!!!!!!!!!!
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0089GT
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Smoke doesn't come from the exhaust but it burns a little bit I don't have a dip stick so I can't really check the oil
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SLOWBACK 67
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Where's your dipstick? Is there a hole for one? Maybe that's why your loosing oil so fast. LOL
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Posts: 8582 | From: Vallejo | Registered: Dec 2005
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0089GT
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Yea there is but I don't have one that fits through for it. And no that won't be why I burn oil so fast I'm sure
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68dustin
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Ever think about putting the correct amount of oil in the motor and marking ur aftermarket dip stick?
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Posts: 3986 | From: neverland | Registered: Feb 2005
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68dustin
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My oil pressure guage fluctuates alot between idle and full throttle, it never drops to zero though.
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Egocentric
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Uhh, a hole in the side of the oil pan for a dipstick won't lose oil and your SURE of it?
Just as i'm sure, when my dipstick came out, It smoked like shit and burned quite a bit of oil.
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Posts: 1712 | From: NoOneTellMeWhatToDo-Neight | Registered: Oct 2009
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coupedup
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If your oil pan had a bung for a supercharger oil line that might be a prob, that is if there ever was one.... When I took the s/c off my hatch I used a rubber gromet to plug the S/c oil hole in the oil pan and it used to always pop out whenever I would smash.
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wilit
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Originally posted by A$AP:
Smoke doesn't come from the exhaust but it burns a little bit I don't have a dip stick so I can't really check the oil
<insert facepalm picture here>
If you don't have a dipstick, how do you know you're burning oil? How do you know how much to add? Having too much oil is just as bad as not having enough. Dipsticks are pretty fucking cheap. Much cheaper than rebuilding the shortblock because you have the wrong amount of oil in it.
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Like stated above get a dipstick. When mine fell out, it burned so much oil.
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Posts: 1712 | From: NoOneTellMeWhatToDo-Neight | Registered: Oct 2009
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