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The epilogue; at a little over 83,000 miles at Thunderhill raceway, the old warrior massively overheated. Subsequent teardown indicates that the failure was that the sprocket gear teeth(I think they're powder metallurgy)which drive the water pump stripped off, spewing metal throughout the...

195k miles on my wife's 2000 Mercedes C280(V6)on Amsoil Euro 5W-40. I change oil when the indicator tells me to, around 11-12K miles. I don't add any oil between services! Still runs strong. By the way, I recycle the oil by pouring it in my oil burning 196K mile Saturn SL!

Originally Posted By: raffy You can pretty much count on it being an oil burner. I agree, my 2000 SOHC with 172K consumes about a quart every 800 miles. Runs fine though, I top it off with used Redline 20W-50 that I drain out of my raced Corvette.

Mostly burns it, it consumes almost a 1/2 quart per track event; it leaks a little as well.

Car has 80,400 hard driven miles.It is taken to road race events, this sample represents 13 hours of track use(4200 RPM to 6000RPM at 280F+) The data(which represents 8 years) is listed from newest sample on the left to progressively older data. First data set(RL 20W-50),Second data set(RL...

These are excellent engines. I owned a 1.8L DOHC Esteem with a 5 speed that I drove for 160,000 miles. I redlined it every chance I got; absolutely bulletproof.

Get well soon! If you end up parting out the car, please PM me! Fellow 2000 Saturn SL owner with 162K getting 38mpg

Way back when, I had a 1970 AMC Javelin with a 304. Even though oil was about 30 cents a quart at the time, the oil consumption on this car was incredible for a high school student like myself. I needed to save my money for more important things like beer and p$t I just dumped ANY type of oil...

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Originally Posted By: dailydriver So, NO, using Red Line oils will NOT "guarantee" that your catcons "must" fail! I agree that using a high ZDDP oil will not in and of itself kill the cats but in my costly experience when you factor in that at full throttle, a Corvette runs very rich(mine...

Hey DH. Here is my 2 cents worth. Increasing the ZDDP and Moly content that Redline offers is a step in the right direction. Both function as a boundry layer lubricant and in a 7000 RPM 427 V8 used on a racing track thats going to come in handy. Whether that will provide any lubrication at the...

Originally Posted By: chevyboy14 I've done it 3times that's why it only uses a quart every 1400 miles 1400 miles per quart for a Saturn! That's got to be a Missouri state record.

If your Saturn is anything like mine and burning through a quart every 500 miles; just start topping if off with 10w-30 as the weather gets colder. It should make very little difference either way.

This guy is selling cans of SE grade CAM2 20W-50, it has got to be 25-30 years old. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/pts/2365333857.html

Originally Posted By: SIXSPEED Looks like the 10W40 does a good job at maintaining its viscosity. This is one of the oils I'm considering for my 07 GT500. Thanks for sharing. I did top it off with 20W-50 the last 2 runs but the Redline 10W-40 maintains its viscosity based on my eariler runs...

Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette What engine mods do you have ? Basically stock; Crane 1.6 roller rockers, chip, cat back exhaust(still running cats), larger throttle body. It dynoed at 292 RWHP a couple years ago, so its a long way off the new LSX's but it still holds it own with a good set...

Originally Posted By: rclint The one major thing I have to say is when your running top notch oils such as RL, and Amsoil anything you add in aftermarket terms like MMO is going to degrade these oils. If your worried about cleaning these ester based oils may be the best at doing this job than...

Car has 78,000 hard driven miles.It is taken to road race events, this sample represents 16 hours of track use(4200 RPM to 6000RPM at 280F+) The data(which represents 7 years) is listed from newest sample on the left to progressively older data. First data set(Rl 10W-40),Second data set(Rl...

Here you go: http://www.rightfootdown.com/?page_id=28

Its under the driver side intake manifold cover.