Patman
Staff member
Here is an interesting article about the oil consumption woes on the LS1 and LS6 engines that come in the Corvette. (the LS1 is also available in Camaros and Firebirds, and in Australia it's available in the Holdens)
http://www.c5registry.com/2k2z06/page5.htm
One thing the article doesn't mention is how users of these cars notice less oil burning when they switch from Mobil 1 to another brand, probably because Mobil 1 appears to be on the thin side (when you look at it's viscosity at 100C, it's lower than most other 5w30s and 10w30s out there)
Another thing, I know a few guys with 2002s who have oil burning issues, and piston slap issues, so they really didn't solve this problem like they claim on that page. But it still makes for interesting reading.
http://www.c5registry.com/2k2z06/page5.htm
One thing the article doesn't mention is how users of these cars notice less oil burning when they switch from Mobil 1 to another brand, probably because Mobil 1 appears to be on the thin side (when you look at it's viscosity at 100C, it's lower than most other 5w30s and 10w30s out there)
Another thing, I know a few guys with 2002s who have oil burning issues, and piston slap issues, so they really didn't solve this problem like they claim on that page. But it still makes for interesting reading.