Quote Originally Posted by nfpgasmask
That's really weird. Are you sure you are not overfilling? I change my oil every 3000 with Mobile-1 10W. After I change my oil, the oil is so clean it is hard to see on the dipstick, but you can certainly see a line going horizontally across the stick marking the level. After about 2000 or so miles, my oil begins to blacken, making the level very easy to detect. I have never noticed a gasoline smell on my dipstick. I will have to take a closer sniff next time I am under there.

My VX takes exactly one 5 quart jug of oil to fill her up. I burn oil pretty regularly as well. In between oil changes I probably will add at least a quart, maybe a quart and a half, depending on how hard I drive. I change my PCV almost every time I change my oil as well. I have no CELs and my VX runs good. I still worry however.

Bart


Never sniffed her yet. But I swear I will now. I have always thought it was crazy that my dip stick looks like I have no oil at all in my pan. This is the first car that I have used syn in. So I just thought since it is better oil its clearer and thinner and runs off the stick. The stick as a whole looks wet to me, with a thin oil dark line on the outside edge of the stick. There has never been a clear line on the stick. But I know I am not using alot or any oil at all becuase I get with in 90% of 5 quarts in the tub when i drain her. I thought about buying a new dip stick. The ones that hase cut out spaces up and down it.