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

[PK]

I run Castrol Magnatec 10W40.
Have done in all my petrol powered cars for years.
Never any oil usage in any of them.

PK

[FlyingV77]

new moter about to hit 12,000mi in only 5 months (used to take amlost two years to do that). next oil change im switching to amsoil. when we finaly got all the leaks fixed we havent seen any consumption.

[ND92]

how well does rotella work?
and what weight would you recommend?

[nfpgasmask]

I'm switching right now to Shell Rotella T6 Synthetic Diesel oil, 5W40. I'm probably going to do a half and half mix next oil change, and then add Rotella as I burn oil, and then go full Rotella after another 6000 miles or so.

Bart

[VXobsession]

I'm burning 1/4 every 1,500 miles. I've been using Rotella full synthetic 5/40 for the last few months and I'm burning much less oil that I was before. But I know I also have a leak....

[H3_VX]

I haven't noticed any issues so far, but I've only owned for 6 months. Previous owner said no problems with this either.

[AnalogVX]

Sometimes it dont use any oil in 1000 miles, other times it'll use a quart in a week. Been like that for 10 years, 150,000 miles.

[JRandall]

I am at about 1 per 1000 but I know most is because of a leak. I haven't been able to track it down though..

[deermagnet]

Mine uses plenty of oil, but it's not very predictable. Countless times I had the oil in hand sure that I would have to add and it was full. Other times I would be sure it's still full and I have to add a good chunk.

That's why you need to check it almost every day. During the warmer months when I'm off work I will check it every single day before heading out. I will never be one of the many owners who lost an engine simply due to low oil.

Check your oil today, check it tomorrow, check it the next day. Check it again. Check it some more. Check it in the morning, check it that night. Check your oil level as often as you possibly can. This point cannot be overstated. Please check your oil level every day.

I checked my oil yesterday and it was full. I didn't drive very far, but today I realized I hadn't checked it yet and I parked in a nice level spot at Walmart and checked my oil when I came out. It was still full. Peace of mind.

Nobody has checked their oil more than me and look how far I've gotten just by keeping my oil full. I check it so much I even broke the dipstick from all the flexing.



If your dipstick hasn't broken yet, you're not checking your oil enough.

Mark Griffin (a VX lifer)

[Gussie2000]

LOL mark you are funny !!!

On the serious side i'll back up your statement as to check your oil every single day.

Since i begin working about 50 miles away from my house my odo is running up fast on miles to the point that the horse is already on the 92K numbers

The engine seems to be burning more oil then before i started working that far,i currently use like 1 Qt every week or so.

Rotella have excelent reviews by customers going from ford to dodge/RAM

I personally use rotella 15-w40 but only on the warmer season (spring-summer) due its heavy viscosity it takes longer to warm up in colder months.

[Ldub]

Mine uses a plenty of oil, but it's not very predictable. Countless times I had the oil in hand sure that I would have to add and it was full. Other times I would be sure it's still full and I have to add a good chunk.

That's why you need to check it almost every day. During the warmer months when I'm off work I will check it every single day before heading out. I will never be one of the many owners who lost an engine simply due to low oil.

Check your oil today, check it tomorrow, check it the next day. Check it again. Check it some more. Check it in the morning, check it that night. Check your oil level as often as you possibly can. This point cannot be overstated. Please check your oil level every day.

I checked my oil yesterday and it was full. I didn't drive very far, but today I realized I hadn't checked it yet and I parked in a nice level spot at Walmart and checked my oil when I came out. It was still full. Peace of mind.

Nobody has checked their oil more than me and look how far I've gotten just by keeping my oil full. I check it so much I even broke the dipstick from all the flexing.



If your dipstick hasn't broken yet, you're not checking your oil enough.

Mark Griffin (a VX lifer)

If the Boss ever decides to put a sticky @ the top...I wholeheartedly recommend this to be the first...

My oil usage is almost identical.

[Chopper]

If the Boss ever decides to put a sticky @ the top...I wholeheartedly recommend this to be the first...

My oil usage is almost identical.

ditto......it'll use nothing for months and thousands of miles. Then it drops a half quart in a hundred miles. Always been that way, and it leaks nothing. Check it like an OCD guy is the only solution I can think of

[89Vette]

That sounds like condensation building up (water) until it gets hot enough or hits the right condition to "boil" it off. I believe this is fairly common in cars where shorter trips are the norm.

What happens is condensation builds up and replaces oil as it's "used up" or drips. That's what makes it APPEAR to keep a steady level reading. Then, when the conditions get right, water (floating on the surface of the oil in the oilpan) flashes off and gives that sudden drop in reading.

[SlowPro48]

Then, when the conditions get right, water (floating on the surface of the oil in the oilpan) flashes off and gives that sudden drop in reading.

Water must be a lot lighter in Kansas. And oil temps a lot lower...

[Maddawg]

Yeah, noticed early on that my VX was consuming about a quart every 1000 mi. Thats been going on for about the last 4 years. However when I checked it last time, a couple weeks ago, only needed 1/2 a quart.

OMG, its healing itself!