Bought a used Cadi CTS (I know, BALLER!) 2005 WITH 55000 Miles. Drove it 1000 + miles it was down almost 3 quarts of oil. Took it back to the dealer, they want to do an "oil consumption test". They say that GM says 1 quart of oil every 2000 miles is acceptable (I think). Anyway it is burning at least 2 quarts every 1000 miles. No leaks, doesnt smoke at start up and havent seen it smoke at all. Must be burning oil at speed or something. Anyway, am I screwed or what? They say they will take care of it but they havent told me what they are gonna do about it. I need to look thru my paper work, but they offered some bs short term warranty. Fudge.
Thats some good reading. I will need to finish it after I leave this bar. Looks like some people got new motors. What a POS. Try to buy a nice american made car and this is what happens. Hell, no one down here gives two shits about buying american. I should have bought a Honda.
I don't know the specifics of GM's caddy line, but many cars have 'normal oil consumption' levels established lately, especially with direct injection and/or forced induction (like on my GLI)
even my old '02 BMW 330CI had a specified oil consumption interval mentioned in the factory owner's manual. (I don't recall specifically what it was, I just got in the habit of checking the oil every or at worst every other fill up)
At the Mint 400 this past weekend, I heard a guy in the crowd talking about trick truck motors, he said that all the race motors "use" oil thats why they carry 8 quarts with them.....:sonicjay: so sounds like you just got a race motor...:sonicjay:
But only if they have blow by! Same guy also said he got a 3 angle valve job on his buggy and now it has 500hp heads....BTW trick trucks are fast...real fucking fast
The guy talking at the end of this video is the genius that said all that shit...I should have recorded that conversation! http://youtu.be/tI_yH5JZ98g
So I go out and check it just now. They put an extra quart in it for the "oil consumption test". I am getting pissed. It is at least a quart above the last hole and grid window on the dip stick.
I worked with a guy that had worked at a Caddie Dealer, they has oil consumption issues with some certain motor, they told people a qt ever 1k is "normal consumption"
I have the "halfstar" v6 in my aurora. Yup, uses oil. I slowed it down some when I vound it was leaking a little under pressure at the oil pressure sending unit but it still uses some. Gotta love those aluminum motors!
I'm not complaining, I like it when the little guy has a voice.
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