flinter42

well hears my problem......

i have a 02 sc2 and when i chekc my oil its alwasy low. its not smoking at all and its not leaking either. whear the hell is it going??? anyone know if this is a common problem with the s series???

i still have to check and see if it is mixing with the antifreeze. but if its not what else can i look for???

anythign u can tell me would be great.

josh

madbrad

It's getting burnt, but not enough to show discernable blue smoke out the tailpipe. I don't mean to offend, but you must be new to Saturn because it is a well known Saturn 1.9L problem. GM says it is normal. If you ever need a rebuild for a different problem, you will likely get better piston rings and the burning problem will cease. Keep a close watch on the level at all times to avoid it getting low enough to break your motor or accellerate wear.

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flinter42

well im not new to saturns. but i have never seen one go through a quart of oil every tank and 1/2 of gass.idk just dosent seem right too me.


thanks for your info tho and i will definatly keep the oil up in it.

thanks again

josh

GoldieGoldie97

that is def a lot more than normal, a half quart-3/4 quart per fill up is normal..

it sound silly, but is the gasket on the drain plug and oil pan sitting flush and tightly? other than a blown head gasket or something, there's really nowhere else for the oil to leak to..

def make sure it's not mixing with the antifreeze, that could be VERY bad..

madbrad

I bet the dealer will tell you it's normal no matter how much it is dissappearing!

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SouthPole1989

that is true i called the saturn sealership about the oil burning and i made up that is was burnig 3 qourts every 2000 miles and he said it was normal ( mines is only 1.25 a qourts every 3k)

flinter42

ok guys thanks alot. i think once i can save up the cash im going to rebuild the engine anyways as long as its nothing seriouslike a cracked head.

i would like to go with some better pistons valves cams etc are the parts from this site worth the money???

http://www.streetdesignauto.com/home.htm

with thoes pistons will i still be able to run a turbo or would it be better with that set up to use a noz set up??

thanks for all help guys. didnt take long for everyone to respond.

josh

Ryan88

My oil seems to burn slower when I change the oil and drive very easy. It hardly burns at all for the first few hundred miles.

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madbrad

You can try using thicker oil, like 20W50. I put that in an old datsun 510 that was puffing blue smoke and it stopped smoking so I could sell it.

Mine never burnt much at all at first, then around 80000 km it came on, and stayed steady at about a litre every oil change distance, until I sold it at 209000 km.

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scottyr94

Oil burning is perfectly normal, and the amount entirely depends on mileage and if the the car had regular maintenance especially oil changes. Sometimes you get lucky and it won't burn any but those cases seem rare. My SC2 didn't use anything noticable and my SL1 would use up to a quart every 300-400 miles (yes I know it's shot).

As for SDA, great site, great company. I've dealt with him for a few things such as cams and always came away with a great product. As far as those pistons, the would be fine for a low boost setup, but really aren't any better than stock pistons, so be careful what you buy. They can only take the abuse for so long, and then you will end up with a shattered piston like me.