[gto500hp]

I have an 05 Gto just had a new engine put in after it ran out of oil at 8000 miles. The dealer sent me this today..."The accepted rate of oil for engines used in the 2005 GTO is referenced is 0.946 liter(1qt) IN 3200KM (2000 miles)"

This would explain some of where my oil went. I did not check my oil. The dealer change it one month ago at 6700 miles before it blew. it also says.
"This rate only applies to personal use vehicles,under warranty, That are driven in a non-aggressive manner and maintained in accordance with the appropriate maintance schedule. Important: This rate does not apply to vehicles that are driven in an aggressive manner, at high RPM, high speeds. Oil consumption for vechiles driven under these conditions will be more" It says that you must let the car sit at least 15 min before checking the oil and after putting oil in. Now I did this waited that is and my oil leavle did not go up even after 15 min. You have to start the car and let it run for a few and the check the oil again and it will be fine.
I have 2000 miles on my new motor and the car is down 1qt of oil today. I will keep checking it let you know... between the knock sensor and the oil I'm just not sure about the engine....

Anyone else with this oil problem I can't just be the only one?

 

[EEZ GOAT]

did u have any mods done? if so they gave u hard time bout that. they will all ways blame on the mods first

 

[Grey-Goat]

I've got just over 3k miles on mine but it hasn't been using oil that bad! I think mine used roughly half a quart when I changed it at just over 3k miles.

 

[Mean Goat]

Changed the oil/filter for the first time at about 3300 miles.....Level was still at the full mark with none having been added.

Now at about 4400 miles, it is at the full mark.

I don't abuse the Goat.....But I don't pet it either!

 

[LS2 - Light SpeedX2]

I check my oil every Saturday. I noticed that it does use oil at the advertised rate. I keep a spare bottle of Mobil 1 with me at all times. Glad to see it is normal. I thought something was wrong with my car.

 

[QwkRed05GTO]

FYI - Did my first change at 998 - no oil used and just did the second at 3350 and it was down about half a quart.

 

[Cottonfarmer]

My '05 automatic when new used about 1 qt./2000 miles. Driving was "non-aggressive" except for a few full throttle romps thru two gear changes. Got a tad over 10,000 miles now and consumption has dropped to virtually zero. Guess the rings are slow to set in the LS2.

 

[gto500hp]

did u have any mods done? if so they gave u hard time bout that. they will all ways blame on the mods first

Dealer ship was cool told me all the mods I could do, reprograhm did that, exhaust flowmaster,K&N air intake thats it.

 

[JMJ80]

Dealer ship was cool told me all the mods I could do, reprograhm did that, exhaust flowmaster,K&N air intake thats it.

my dealership was about the same, no headers, just intake and catback. i was hoping for more but, we'll see.

 

[Xcommuter]

My '05 automatic when new used about 1 qt./2000 miles. Driving was "non-aggressive" except for a few full throttle romps thru two gear changes. Got a tad over 10,000 miles now and consumption has dropped to virtually zero. Guess the rings are slow to set in the LS2.

Same with my 05 A4. Used 1 quart early and now (12,000miles) , even when I accept the urge to drive aggressively my LS2 doesn't burn oil. I run Mobil 1 and change it and filter every 4-5K. Seems crazy that they would talk about driving
"non-aggressively" in a GTO...

 

[big_mike]

anybody have this problem in an 04?

 

[heinee]

Completed my first oil change last week, with 992 miles, and the oil level was still at the full mark, FWIW. ... Now about the noisy drivetrain when it's cold, but that's another animal.

 

[EEZ GOAT]

check my oil yesterday and found i was a qt low :willy: if it was not for u guys on the forum, i might have ran it dry b4 next oil change. now i have a back-up qt in the house

 

[gto500hp]

check my oil yesterday and found i was a qt low :willy: if it was not for u guys on the forum, i might have ran it dry b4 next oil change. now i have a back-up qt in the house

Thats good you don't want to go through the **** I did

 

[big_mike]

thats the whole reason this forum exists, to help others out with what one person experiences.

 

[EEZ GOAT]

great place to be. i tried ls1 and ls2 forum (btw they r wone in the same) but just dont find it as meaningful to me. guess cause its not just for GTO's. so i spend all my time on this one

 

[big_mike]

the people there arent as nice as whats on this board.

 

[cat1055man]

Mine used 3/4 qt. in 1500miles, first oil change. I now have gone another 1300miles and used about 1/4 qt.. I like to do some full throttle accelerations and go through the gears at high rpm about 10% of the time. I think the rings are seating and oil comsumption was mostly break in for my car, time will tell.

 

[edysinger]

Historically, synthetic oils were never good to use while the engine is breaking in, so I would expect to see higher consumption complaints (within reason). Mobil 1 used to recommend not being added to engines until after 3000 miles were on the engine. So, it would be interesting to see if engines with the consumption complaints saw a reduction after 3000 or so miles.

 

[big_mike]

Ya know, I usually put synthetic in after 10k miles, then again none of my vehicles have ever burned any oil.