Missing Oil.... or something..
#11
What you guys are forgetting about his truck is that this is his first oil change and probalbaly the first time this engine has ever had full synthetic oil in it.
Engines dont like it when you change brands/type of motor oil.
The oil "seeps" into the pores of the block and when you switch from dino oil to lab oil the lab oil will need to replace all the dino oil.
So bascially his oil loss is not going out the tailpipe or onto the ground, it is literaly going into his block.
It will stop on its own, it may take 10,000 miles or so but it will stop.
Had he bought the truck brand new and had been using full syn the whole time and this was now a problem then he would have a problem, but that is not the case.
He bought the truck used a few months ago, switch to Mobil 1 and now he is "loosing" oil.
It will stop Pat, dont worry about it, I have not steered you wrong yet have I?
Engines dont like it when you change brands/type of motor oil.
The oil "seeps" into the pores of the block and when you switch from dino oil to lab oil the lab oil will need to replace all the dino oil.
So bascially his oil loss is not going out the tailpipe or onto the ground, it is literaly going into his block.
It will stop on its own, it may take 10,000 miles or so but it will stop.
Had he bought the truck brand new and had been using full syn the whole time and this was now a problem then he would have a problem, but that is not the case.
He bought the truck used a few months ago, switch to Mobil 1 and now he is "loosing" oil.
It will stop Pat, dont worry about it, I have not steered you wrong yet have I?
#12
#13
The exact same thing happened to me when I put Mobil 1 in my 2004. Oil vanished. I figured it was because of what Spike said, but I decided to change back to Castrol Syntec (my understanding is even though this is a synthetic oil it has a Dino base) and have not had a problem since.
I figure this is a pretty good oil so I have just stuck with it since the Rover seems to like it.
I figure this is a pretty good oil so I have just stuck with it since the Rover seems to like it.
#14
I use the Rotella T 15w-40 that JupiterRover turned me onto, but she still drinks it up.
Ah, yes... Rovers and their drinking problems! Mine does it to the tune of about 1 qt every 700 miles. I'm told that LRNA's official policy is that up to 1 qt every 600 miles is acceptable! WOW, that's a lot of oil!
I bought mine from a dealer as well, under warranty, and have monitored this consumption for the better part of a year. My truck is now out of warranty, but the LR service advisor wants to replace the short block because the oil consumption is coupled with a bottom-end ticking sound that comes and goes intermittently. LRNA offered to pay $2000 towards a new engine, or the same amount towards a new LR in dealer inventory. What a joke.
I'm going to monitor the oil closely and drive it until it fails, then put a new (used) engine in it with an indy LR mechanic.
Ah, yes... Rovers and their drinking problems! Mine does it to the tune of about 1 qt every 700 miles. I'm told that LRNA's official policy is that up to 1 qt every 600 miles is acceptable! WOW, that's a lot of oil!
I bought mine from a dealer as well, under warranty, and have monitored this consumption for the better part of a year. My truck is now out of warranty, but the LR service advisor wants to replace the short block because the oil consumption is coupled with a bottom-end ticking sound that comes and goes intermittently. LRNA offered to pay $2000 towards a new engine, or the same amount towards a new LR in dealer inventory. What a joke.
I'm going to monitor the oil closely and drive it until it fails, then put a new (used) engine in it with an indy LR mechanic.
#15
You may want to not use diesel oil if your engine is consuming that much. As I recall it has somewhere around 1200ppm phosphorus which is a detergent this might be why you are consuming so much oil when you switched. Maybe you should try something like Mobile 1 10W-40 high mileage that has 900 ppm phosphorus but 1000ppm zinc. Just a thoght.
#16
You may want to not use diesel oil if your engine is consuming that much. As I recall it has somewhere around 1200ppm phosphorus which is a detergent this might be why you are consuming so much oil when you switched. Maybe you should try something like Mobile 1 10W-40 high mileage that has 900 ppm phosphorus but 1000ppm zinc. Just a thoght.
Regardless, it used the same amount of oil before I switched to the Rotella, which was about 10k ago.
#19
#20
I also use Mobil 1 15w-50 in the summer and then I switch to 5w-30 for the winter as my truck sits outside.