What is your VX Oil Consumption in 1000 miles? Part Deux.

[psychos2]

Only in subjective terms. EVERYONE who drives and internal combustion engine vehicle uses/burns/loses some oil. My VX just stays between the marks on the dipstick between oil changes so I voted for 'no oil consumption'.

If it moves at all on the dipstick you are using oil. If it goes to the bottom mark that is one qt. If it goes down to half way between the marks that is 1/2 qt. shawn

[tom4bren]

Well then, if we're gonna get all 'anal retentive' then let me rephrase

I didn't want to admit this ... Y'all are gonna kill me.

I change the oil religeously ... once a year. I've never had to add a quart between changes.

If Y'all are starting to line up to give me virtual slaps, you may want to start another thread so this one doesn't get totally jacked.

In my own defense ... that's the way I've always done it & I've always put about 200K miles on a vehicle before I retire it so I must be doing something right.

[handeeman]

I didn't want to admit this ... Y'all are gonna kill me.

I change the oil religeously ... once a year. I've never had to add a quart between changes.

If Y'all are starting to line up to give me virtual slaps, you may want to start another thread so this one doesn't get totally jacked.

I don't think I woulda told that on here.

I can't wait to get the "Virtual Slap T4B" thread started!!!!!1
Maybe we could sell virtual slaps for like .25 each....I'll betcha that would put Moncha over the monthly goal in a week.

Back on topic, I checked my oil again today and I'm now about 1/2 qt. low in just 2800 miles.

[tjh]

Ok I'm putting down .5 quart . So when oil is changed I usually will see no oil burn for about the first 1,200 miles. After that it could be any where from .25 to .5 or zero quarts within as little as 300 miles . I'm on mobil one and I seafoam crankcase @ every oil-change. I will be dropping mobil one next oil change , I'm going to try rotella 5w40 .

Yes , I am erratic with the skinny pedal.

[atilla_the_fun]

I'm at .5-1 quart after a 1200 mile drive back to MN. I'm using Rotella 10W-30 synthetic blend, but I want to switch to 15w-40

Could people list what oil weight they use?

[VXR]

I use 5W-30 Mobil 1

[Cobrajet]

I use 5W-30 Mobil 1

Ditto!

[Greasemonkey]

Hi i don't suppose you could conver to liters could you as i have no idea what a quart is
And i use 5w/30 Vauxhall synthetic long life oil - which is better quality than Mobile One and i use .6-1.0 of a liter per 1000 miles depending if i am off roading or road driving
cheers
Steve

[kodiak]

X3

I use 5W-30 Mobil 1

[RamAirZ]

Mine seems to eat about a quart, maybe a tad over a quart in 1000 miles. Still working on fixing that lol. small oil leak probably doesn't help much either.

[Scott Larson]

Amsoil 10w30 Synthetic is my nectar of choice, the VX seems to like it too...

[SuperBoomTurbo]

Who's Abby Normal?

[VX KAT]

Who's Abby Normal?

It's what Igor says to Dr. Frankensteen when he's asked what brain he got from the lab...."I don't know, somebody named Abby Normal"...get it??..AB NORMAL?

[SuperBoomTurbo]

My sarcasam wasn't relayed through the internet. it's 'Algore's' fault.

Anyway, to the subject at hand, I have no idea what the PO used in the 99 astral but it's all still in there after about 1200 miles (except the damn dipstick is ridiculously hard to tell with... Looks like Guinness at every fill-up on the stick but clean on paper. Brilliant!) Since our other two cars get Castrol Syntec 5-50, I'll probably start buying it by the case (Eek! $6 a quart not on sale... Gulp!!)
I tried Mobil 1 in a 20 year old 240sx but it kept eating the stuff at a quart every three months. Royal Purple was worse!!

Anybody dig Castrol for their yahzu?

[RamAirZ]

I'm currently running castrol GTX in mine but gonna be switching to rotella soon