How much oil is too much oil?
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I changed the oil in the wife's car (2001 XK8) 4,300 miles ago. Full synthetic, 5w30 I think.
Yesterday I checked her oil, and it was so low that it didn't even show up on the dipstick!
I added 2 quarts, and got it to show up about 1/2" up the stick from the bottom.
The car isn't leaking any oil that I can see (no stains on stone driveway).
The engine does have a bit of hot oil smell when I pop the hood.
The car does smoke a little out the pipes when I start it, but it goes away after a short drive.
I also loose about 1/2 a gallon of coolant per year.
So my question is, how much oil burning is too much?
I will now have to make checking her oil a priority every month. How low must it go before the warning light comes on?
Should a ring job be performed before it gets any worse? Or should I wait until it smokes all the time?
Until then, should I move up to a heavier oil?
Thanks for any input.
I need to get this addressed because when I told my wife I thought her car might need some big time work, she showed me a Porsche Boxster she could lease for $5K down, and $560/month payment! NO THANKS!!!!! That's $17,000 to "rent" a car for 2 years.
Yesterday I checked her oil, and it was so low that it didn't even show up on the dipstick!
I added 2 quarts, and got it to show up about 1/2" up the stick from the bottom.
The car isn't leaking any oil that I can see (no stains on stone driveway).
The engine does have a bit of hot oil smell when I pop the hood.
The car does smoke a little out the pipes when I start it, but it goes away after a short drive.
I also loose about 1/2 a gallon of coolant per year.
So my question is, how much oil burning is too much?
I will now have to make checking her oil a priority every month. How low must it go before the warning light comes on?
Should a ring job be performed before it gets any worse? Or should I wait until it smokes all the time?
Until then, should I move up to a heavier oil?
Thanks for any input.
I need to get this addressed because when I told my wife I thought her car might need some big time work, she showed me a Porsche Boxster she could lease for $5K down, and $560/month payment! NO THANKS!!!!! That's $17,000 to "rent" a car for 2 years.
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First know the number of quarts that is required to fill the oil properly this link should help
Link http://www.jagrepair.com/images/Auto...sb_09_2003.pdf Page 32
If you are seeing oil smoke on startup that is a symptom of oil bypassing the valves and seeping into the cylinder resulting in the burn off when starting. Increasing the oil viscosity in many cases eliminates this problem; I like Steve recommend you move up to 10w-30w or 10w-40w. Most people are confused thinking that the oil light means low oil level this is so wrong with the exception of a few newer models that have that feature but the XK8 & XKR are not equipped with it.
Link http://www.jagrepair.com/images/Auto...sb_09_2003.pdf Page 32
If you are seeing oil smoke on startup that is a symptom of oil bypassing the valves and seeping into the cylinder resulting in the burn off when starting. Increasing the oil viscosity in many cases eliminates this problem; I like Steve recommend you move up to 10w-30w or 10w-40w. Most people are confused thinking that the oil light means low oil level this is so wrong with the exception of a few newer models that have that feature but the XK8 & XKR are not equipped with it.
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It holds 6.9 quarts.
First know the number of quarts that is required to fill the oil properly this link should help
Link http://www.jagrepair.com/images/Auto...sb_09_2003.pdf Page 32
If you are seeing oil smoke on startup that is a symptom of oil bypassing the valves and seeping into the cylinder resulting in the burn off when starting. Increasing the oil viscosity in many cases eliminates this problem; I like Steve recommend you move up to 10w-30w or 10w-40w. Most people are confused thinking that the oil light means low oil level this is so wrong with the exception of a few newer models that have that feature but the XK8 & XKR are not equipped with it.
Link http://www.jagrepair.com/images/Auto...sb_09_2003.pdf Page 32
If you are seeing oil smoke on startup that is a symptom of oil bypassing the valves and seeping into the cylinder resulting in the burn off when starting. Increasing the oil viscosity in many cases eliminates this problem; I like Steve recommend you move up to 10w-30w or 10w-40w. Most people are confused thinking that the oil light means low oil level this is so wrong with the exception of a few newer models that have that feature but the XK8 & XKR are not equipped with it.
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