quart every 3,000 miles

[Gsteve]

tried the search couldn't find the tread. Checked today , 5,000 miles , oil change at 2,000. Was a quart low.

 

[Ruger]

Okay, I'll bite...
What's the spec for GEN2 oil capacity, and how much oil did you use 3,000 miles ago when you changed it?

 

[Gsteve]

Okay, I'll bite...
What's the spec for GEN2 oil capacity, and how much oil did you use 3,000 miles ago when you changed it?

Not sure we are are on the same page. Might be my ****** typing.
I changed oil for the first time at 2,000 miles , it had used none.
I now have 5,000 miles and I’m a quart low.
Not sure what they hold , 6 I think. It was full when changed at 2,000. I’m not over concerned. Seems a bit much but I’ve read about worse.

 

[Raptorguy1]

Not sure we are are on the same page. Might be my ****** typing.
I changed oil for the first time at 2,000 miles , it had used none.
I now have 5,000 miles and I’m a quart low.
Not sure what they hold , 6 I think. It was full when changed at 2,000. I’m not over concerned. Seems a bit much but I’ve read about worse.

Owners guide says 6 quarts with filter change.

 

[Ruger]

Not sure we are are on the same page. Might be my ****** typing.
I changed oil for the first time at 2,000 miles , it had used none.
I now have 5,000 miles and I’m a quart low.
Not sure what they hold , 6 I think. It was full when changed at 2,000. I’m not over concerned. Seems a bit much but I’ve read about worse.

No, I understood you correctly.

You're "not sure what they hold?"

How much oil did you use, then? Do you remember?

I'm willing to bet that you used only 5. If you read the dipstick before you ran the engine, then you didn't use enough oil. That would explain the "missing" oil.

 

[Gsteve]

No, I understood you correctly.

You're "not sure what they hold?"

How much oil did you use, then? Do you remember?

I'm willing to bet that you used only 5. If you read the dipstick before you ran the engine, then you didn't use enough oil. That would explain the "missing" oil.

It was changed at the dealership , it took what its supposed to.

 

[jabroni619]

Dealerships make mistakes. Unless you witnessed them put 6 quarts in or you took a measurement shortly after you took the truck back home to confirm a proper fill level, it is entirely possible the missing oil was never there to begin with. It’s unlikely you’d burn through a quart of oil within 2000 miles without smelling something or seeing smoke.

 

[BangBang]

Dealerships make mistakes. Unless you witnessed them put 6 quarts in or you took a measurement shortly after you took the truck back home to confirm a proper fill level, it is entirely possible the missing oil was never there to begin with. It’s unlikely you’d burn through a quart of oil within 2000 miles without smelling something or seeing smoke.

Yep!
Had a dealer over fill a car because the year before took a quart more.
Then they had the nerve to tell me the extra will just blow by everything and out the exhaust. I said awesome story now take it back up and drain off a quart or start all over and do it right.

 

[ManfromSnowyRiver]

Yep!
Had a dealer over fill a car because the year before took a quart more.
Then they had the nerve to tell me the extra will just blow by everything and out the exhaust. I said awesome story now take it back up and drain off a quart or start all over and do it right.

God I hate dealers

 

[Sozzy12]

Sometimes they will check the dipstick before they start the motor. If they didn't prefill the filter, the oil level will drop almost a full quart ( depending what filter is used) when the engine is started as the empty filter gets filled.

 

[Ruger]

It was changed at the dealership , it took what its supposed to.

It would not surprise me at all if the dealership mechanic shorted you a quart of oil and took it home for his own use. When I had the dealer flush my cooling system last year, I found that they'd shorted me a half-gallon of coolant. Of course, I checked under the hood right away and discovered it immediately.

 

[Robtor310]

For ref. my truck eats about a 1/2 quart @ 7500 miles.

I never need to fill as this is about when I do an oil change.

 

[Sledgehammer]

Mine uses 1 quart every 3k miles which is actually pretty good for a twin turbo motor. You will get more blowby because of boost pressure as well as some gets around the turbo seals. I add a quart at 3k and change at 5k.

 

[Gsteve]

ill watch the next several 1,000 miles

 

[bo1966]

Dealerships are a pain in the ass for the most part. I've been through a lot. I tend to buy a new car on average of every 12-16 months. Finally got lucky with an excellent one mainly do to the service writer. Stuck with them for the last 8 yrs. If your in the Houston area PM and I'll give you the Info. They're mod friendly and understand that 4x4's get abused at times and don't try to blame the way you use it. They just fix it. And before you say I work for them, I don't. My job involves a Tahoe with flashing lights

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Also, Tahoe's suck

 

[df4801]

Mine uses 1 quart every 3k miles which is actually pretty good for a twin turbo motor. You will get more blowby because of boost pressure as well as some gets around the turbo seals. I add a quart at 3k and change at 5k.

dont think thats normal,

Ive checked twice at 5000 miles after an oil change and no usage of oil.

You should have your dealer look at.

 

[Gsteve]

dont think thats normal,

Ive checked twice at 5000 miles after an oil change and no usage of oil.

You should have your dealer look at.

They won’t care

 

[MurMech]

When I change my oil and its a 6 quart tank I will fillt it to about 5 and 3/4 of a tank and than check it a day later to see if I need to add because there is always residual oil in the system that never gets drained completely.

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however, I do find it a little odd to be burning oil that fast on a new motor

 

[Ruger]

When I change my oil and its a 6 quart tank I will fillt it to about 5 and 3/4 of a tank and than check it a day later to see if I need to add because there is always residual oil in the system that never gets drained completely.

I think I might know why you're experiencing this: You drain the crankcase, replace the plug, then pull the filter, screw on the new filter, and then add the new oil.

BUT if you pull the crankcase drain plug a second time after having pulled the filter, you'll get at least a half-cup more of old oil to drain out.

Try it next time.

 

[Lasercat]

Mine uses 1 quart every 3k miles which is actually pretty good for a twin turbo motor. You will get more blowby because of boost pressure as well as some gets around the turbo seals. I add a quart at 3k and change at 5k.

Yeah, that's not right. I'm at ~17k on the odometer and just did my 4th oil change - none of them have been low at all. There's something wrong with your truck.