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    Hey all, I have a quick question. Is there anyone else whose 3.8 camaro burns oil? My car has 82,xxx miles and I last changed the oil at 79,xxx. 500 miles ago, I topped off my oil with half a quart and today I noticed that it is again, a half quart low. Is this normal? I never see blue smoke exiting the tail pipe and I don't have an oil leak. What do the gurus say??

    Thanks!

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    Re: Does the 3.8 burn oil??

    Yes,and I use synthetic.

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    • #3
      Re: Does the 3.8 burn oil??

      Mine never needed oil between my 3000 mile oil changes.
      08' L76 6.0L 4X4 Chevy EXT.Cab LTZ Vortec MAX with Snug top cover, Dynomax exhaust,Hptuners& K&N intake
      96' Camaro M5 to A4 conversion, alot of mods . GT35R Turbo full suspension. Built engine

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      • #4
        Re: Does the 3.8 burn oil??

        mine has always been good for 3k, every once in a while a hair low when i DD'd her, but not to that extent.

        now i just change my oil seasonally bc i dont put nearly as many miles on.
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        • #5
          Re: Does the 3.8 burn oil??

          yea mine burns a ton but i hardly ever see that smoke coming from the tail pipes either, i think on this oil change alone i've had almost 3 extra quarts added from being burnt down or whatever else. i know it's not im my coolant, so idk what to do either. i'm just gonna add some lucasoil oil stabilizer on the next change and see what that does for me.

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          • #6
            Re: Does the 3.8 burn oil??

            Rear main seal would be a guess...
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            • #7
              Re: Does the 3.8 burn oil??

              Thanks everyone. I'm doing an oil change tomorrow and will see what happens for the next month or two. If it continues I guess a compression test is next as my coolant is clean too. Someone suggested that my catalytic converter may be plugged and therefore no blue smoke, thoughts on this theory? Car runs hard and sounds great BTW.

              What are everyone's thoughts on high mileage oil vs conventional? Worth the extra $$$ ? Can't afford synthetic right now...

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              • #8
                Re: Does the 3.8 burn oil??

                I might need 1/2 to 3/4 quart between changes.

                So its not too bad.

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                • #9
                  Re: Does the 3.8 burn oil??

                  Originally posted by nimrod.sixty9 View Post
                  Rear main seal would be a guess...
                  well that's also another problem... i dont have any pools of oil leaking onto my driveway either. how exactly does a rear main seal leak work? how would i be able to tell if it's the rear main seal?

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                  • #10
                    Re: Does the 3.8 burn oil??

                    about a half quart between changes

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                    • #11
                      Re: Does the 3.8 burn oil??

                      i lose nothing between my 5000 mile Royal Purple Changes
                      2001 Camaro 3.8 A4
                      1991 3000GT VR4
                      2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS

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                      • #12
                        Re: Does the 3.8 burn oil??

                        I switched to RP 20w50 and have no leaks but my tranny leaks.SOB
                        08' L76 6.0L 4X4 Chevy EXT.Cab LTZ Vortec MAX with Snug top cover, Dynomax exhaust,Hptuners& K&N intake
                        96' Camaro M5 to A4 conversion, alot of mods . GT35R Turbo full suspension. Built engine

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