Re: 94 SW2 Oil eater

I currently own 2 Saturns, and have been an owner for more than 12 years.
I've been through more than one engine, and have seen others in my car club
suffer oil-related failures and have to say this.

If you run at all below the full mark, ANYTIME, you are asking for it.
S-Series engines have proven over the years to be very touchy when it comes
to oil. They like it full, and they like it changed at the 3000 mile mark.
An owner is free to disregard either or both of those. But if you do, you
are shortening the life of your motor. Guaranteed. While it won't break
instantly by running a quart low, you are using up your small margin of
safety. From one Saturn owner to many others, I urge everyone to please get
in the habit of checking their oil and keeping it at the full mark.

Lane [ lane (at) evilplastic.com ]
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"SnoMan" <admin@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Mon, 01 May 2006 01:53:57 GMT, "Bob Shuman"
<no_spam_thx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

If you wait for the Saturn to be down to the add mark, then it will take
a
full quart. At that point, the oil in the crankcase is down by 25% of
its
capacity. If for some reason you don't catch it then, and it gets lower,
you risk permanent damage


You are over playing this. If engines blew or were damaged that easy
there would be a LOT more dead cars on the road! when oil gets down
to 50% or capacity then you need to start worrying but not at 10 or
20%. I am not saying that you should run it a quart low all the time
but what I am saying is if it is a quarter to a 1/2 a mark below full
of so there is no need to panic or top it off unless you are planning
a extended trip. Also contray to popular belief, a 10 to 20% overfill
will not hurt a thing either as it take a lot more overfill than that
to cause problems. SO it you are "worried" about your oil consumption,
add a extra 4 to 8 ounces at top off to extend top off intervals.
-----------------
The SnoMan
www.thesnoman.com


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