Andy Levy said:
>
> On 8/18/05, Josh Battles <josh.lists@omg-stfu.com> wrote:
>>
>> Andy Levy said:
>> >
>> > Back in March I had the Acclaim inspected (north of 100K) at the local
>> > Dodge dealer and had them change the oil while they were at it. Basic
>> > oil, not the high-mileage stuff, nor synthetic. Within 2-3 weeks, the
>> > oil was *way* low.
>>
>> Interesting. Is "way low" more than a quart? I've found that if I do a
>> lot
>> of autocross events in a particulare oil change cycle, I'll go through a
>> quart of oil in my dak pretty consistantly because of all the time spent in
>> the upper RPM range. (It did this even when it was new)
>
> I don't know exactly, but it was enough that at 1 month, if I took a
> highway off-ramp fast enough I'd get a low oil light. More than a
> quart sounds reasonable at that point.
2 or 3 quarts sounds pretty reasonable at that point.
>> > Using Valvoline high-mileage, I lose very little oil between changes.
>> > The engine still seeps, just not nearly as fast as with regular oil.
>>
>> Have you tried this? http://www.auto-rx.com/
>> I've heard fantastic things about it on several of the other forums I'm on.
>> I've not tried it so I can't comment but I have heard good things.
>
> Never heard of it before. $50 plus 2 oil changes, and the car's most
> likely gone on Nov. 1. Had I known about it a year ago, I'd try it,
> but at this point, I'm thinking not.
I've actually been thinking of giving it a try in my truck.
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