Oil Level/Comsumption - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

mike100 · 10-23-2012

Thinking about it, I just changed my oil a couple of days ago. Almost exactly at 5000 miles, and 12-1/2 months between. I believe I added 3 qts in the span of the year, with much of the 3rd qt still remaining, so I'd say 2.x qts in 5k miles.

Seems very LT5-like, especially since I only drive this car when I want to play, less so commuting or whatever. The last time I drove 400 miles to AZ, i did it real slow to save gas and avoid tickets...no loss of oil noticed, but i flogged it hard on the return trip and used 1/2 qt. It's mostly pcv blowby as far as I can tell.

I may let it get a qt low and run like that for awhile to see if the consumption rate slows or stay constant to see if my windage theory makes any sense.

10-23-2012	#17
mike100 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: San Marcos CA Posts: 1,786	Re: Oil Level/Comsumption Thinking about it, I just changed my oil a couple of days ago. Almost exactly at 5000 miles, and 12-1/2 months between. I believe I added 3 qts in the span of the year, with much of the 3rd qt still remaining, so I'd say 2.x qts in 5k miles. Seems very LT5-like, especially since I only drive this car when I want to play, less so commuting or whatever. The last time I drove 400 miles to AZ, i did it real slow to save gas and avoid tickets...no loss of oil noticed, but i flogged it hard on the return trip and used 1/2 qt. It's mostly pcv blowby as far as I can tell. I may let it get a qt low and run like that for awhile to see if the consumption rate slows or stay constant to see if my windage theory makes any sense.