why is it going through so much oil?

Asked by Michael Aug 08, 2017 at 08:38 PM about the 2000 Saturn S-Series 4 Dr SL1 Sedan

Question type: General

it seems i'm putting a quart about every 3 weeks. why?

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F_O_R answered 7 years ago

Well it is an 18 year old car. The real measure of oil consumption is how many miles per quart.

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enginecreator answered 7 years ago

Use thicker oil if consumption or replace gaskets if leaking.

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Paul answered 7 years ago

I had the same problem and it turned out to be a leaking valve cover gasket these cars were given from the factory cheap valve cover gaskets. Plus my oil pan drain plug was leaking at the same time too!

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