Howdy,
My goal here is to have an baseline of oil burning and to attempt to reduce that oil burning by utilizing various established methods.
Test Case: 1998 Saturn SC2 rare "Red Hot". Bought with 157k miles, now has 159k miles.
Amount of Oil Burning: A consistent 1/2 Quart per 200-250 miles.
Current Oil Being Used: Pennzoil Yellow Bottle (PYB) 5w-30 + 1 bottle of LubeGard Bio-Tech.
Background: I bought this car last Fall and the owners did not know it was a rare car. It was low on oil when I bought it and had some darkened areas on the dipstick, so I knew it didn't get the best of care. That's OK, because I got the car VERY CHEAP. It had LOTS of serviceable items already replaced.
Although this is a "Saturn", it is a very rare "Red Hot" package from the factory with only 657 made in 1998. I am determined to keep this car as long as possible & in the best condition as possible. It will not see road salt & will be in garage stored during the Winter.
Starting the experiment: There's 2,000 miles on the Oil. I added 14 Oz. of "Kreen" to the oil yesterday (emptied what was left in the can). I have 1 more unopened can of Kreen. Am running it about 200 miles today.
Things to Determine:
- How long should the Kreen be in the oil to effectively give it it's due?
- Kreen's label says you can add a pint to the oil every 1000 miles. Should I do that or use it "one time only" then on to another variable?
Next Steps after Kreen:
Don't want to do a Piston Soak, so I am trying other methods first.
I was initially thinking of running Mobil 1 5w-40 Turbo Diesel Truck (TDT), (I have 30 Qts. of it...) as it has a HEAVY Additive Pack and heard it effectively reduced the oil burning in Saturns. BUT, it's high in viscosity, so I was thinking of running 2 Qts. of Pennzoil Ultra (PU) to get the viscosity down, + 2.5 Qts. M1 TDT next. Which way should I try first?
Let me know your thoughts/successes/failures and we'll go from there!
Turk.
My goal here is to have an baseline of oil burning and to attempt to reduce that oil burning by utilizing various established methods.
Test Case: 1998 Saturn SC2 rare "Red Hot". Bought with 157k miles, now has 159k miles.
Amount of Oil Burning: A consistent 1/2 Quart per 200-250 miles.
Current Oil Being Used: Pennzoil Yellow Bottle (PYB) 5w-30 + 1 bottle of LubeGard Bio-Tech.
Background: I bought this car last Fall and the owners did not know it was a rare car. It was low on oil when I bought it and had some darkened areas on the dipstick, so I knew it didn't get the best of care. That's OK, because I got the car VERY CHEAP. It had LOTS of serviceable items already replaced.
Although this is a "Saturn", it is a very rare "Red Hot" package from the factory with only 657 made in 1998. I am determined to keep this car as long as possible & in the best condition as possible. It will not see road salt & will be in garage stored during the Winter.
Starting the experiment: There's 2,000 miles on the Oil. I added 14 Oz. of "Kreen" to the oil yesterday (emptied what was left in the can). I have 1 more unopened can of Kreen. Am running it about 200 miles today.
Things to Determine:
- How long should the Kreen be in the oil to effectively give it it's due?
- Kreen's label says you can add a pint to the oil every 1000 miles. Should I do that or use it "one time only" then on to another variable?
Next Steps after Kreen:
Don't want to do a Piston Soak, so I am trying other methods first.
I was initially thinking of running Mobil 1 5w-40 Turbo Diesel Truck (TDT), (I have 30 Qts. of it...) as it has a HEAVY Additive Pack and heard it effectively reduced the oil burning in Saturns. BUT, it's high in viscosity, so I was thinking of running 2 Qts. of Pennzoil Ultra (PU) to get the viscosity down, + 2.5 Qts. M1 TDT next. Which way should I try first?
Let me know your thoughts/successes/failures and we'll go from there!
Turk.