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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 01:55 PM
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I use to burn 1 litre every 300-400km, but after replacing my pvc valve for like 10bucks and switching to valvoline synpower, I go the full 5000km without having to add any oil.
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 12:04 AM
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I use Castrol 10W-30 Synthetic with a little bit of Lucas Oil Stabilizer which helps prevent oil consumption and helps with TCT.
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 05:16 AM
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i was burning oil everytime i hit vtec with mobile 1, a tad less with amsoil, and non with castrol edge
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by niahuynh
Originally Posted by Princeneo' timestamp='1329870397' post='21437213
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1qt per 1000 miles is normal. Unless you have an exact miles to quart consumption this is all silliness.
hmm so this is normal for s2000?
Kinda common for ap1
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Glad mine is abnormal. I run either Mobil 1 or Pennzoil Synthetic 10w-30. I change oil between 6K and 8K miles. Rarely add more than 1/2 quart between changes. Car has been heavily autocrossed since new.
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 05:02 PM
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which is better pennzoil high mileage or castrol ?
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 06:12 PM
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if you're burning alot of oil just run regular oil, not synthetic. synthetic oil is very thin, and burns faster. run regular 10w30, it won't hurt the motor and will burn alot less. i used to run it in my high compression integra type r when it started to burn synthetic alot.
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 01:06 AM
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put whatever you want in there. They are both good, run it see if it burns less if not then swap to something else. Every motor is different so there is no correct answer.
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