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Old 11-14-2008, 11:19 PM
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Burning oil bad

Ok so I drive a 97 SS and the car is burning oil; its not leaking at all. Any idea of what could be causeing this ?
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Old 11-15-2008, 06:26 AM
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Has the engine had any modifications? How many miles on it? Any visible smoke from the exhaust?
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Old 11-15-2008, 01:58 PM
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Yes lots of mods , but the majority of the mods on the car were done when i bought it...

You can see it burning oil when you drive it hard. I have to put oil in it about every 2 weeks. Its spitting it out lol...

any ideas ?
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Old 11-15-2008, 03:30 PM
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OK.... one more time. How many miles on it? What EXACTLY are the mods? Any chance there's a blower?

Does it blow blue smoke on coast down, or when you hit the throttle immediately following coast down? Have you checked for heavy oil in the hose that runs from the side of the throttle body to the passenger side valve cover? Have you checked the PCV valve for oil? Have you wiped the back of the block, on the passenger side, right below the point where the head, the intake manifold and the block come together - common point for a large oil leak?
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Originally Posted by Injuneer
OK.... one more time. How many miles on it? What EXACTLY are the mods? Any chance there's a blower?

Does it blow blue smoke on coast down, or when you hit the throttle immediately following coast down? Have you checked for heavy oil in the hose that runs from the side of the throttle body to the passenger side valve cover? Have you checked the PCV valve for oil? Have you wiped the back of the block, on the passenger side, right below the point where the head, the intake manifold and the block come together - common point for a large oil leak?
I agree. LT's are famous for this.
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