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every few months.. the check oil light will turn on and when you check the oil level, it reads below normal and have to put an quart in. what could be the problem? is it a serious issue? also using 20w-50.

[ April 04, 2007, 07:41 PM: Message edited by: fiveohgo ]

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Oustide of a obvious oil leak...ya, it's burning it. Why are you using 20w50???

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Does it smoke at all from the exhaust, it could be sucking it through the PCV.
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Originally posted by JohnB:
Oustide of a obvious oil leak...ya, it's burning it. Why are you using 20w50???

because it has high mileage on it and its thicker so it doesnt burn as much.

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Originally posted by BlueBeast88.306:
Does it smoke at all from the exhaust, it could be sucking it through the PCV.

nope.. well its kinda hard to see down there with dumps.

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quote:
Originally posted by fiveohgo:
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Originally posted by BlueBeast88.306:
Does it smoke at all from the exhaust, it could be sucking it through the PCV.

nope.. well its kinda hard to see down there with dumps.
have a friend follow you for a short drive and look for blue smoke when you give it wide open throttle.

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