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Old 03-24-2009, 05:45 PM
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changed my oil about 6-7 weeks ago, i checked my oil this morning and its almost a quart low. no leaks, no smoking, not sure whats going on...what should i look into?
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Old 03-24-2009, 06:00 PM
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how many miles are on the car, and how many miles since oil change?? and is it a Daily driver
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Old 03-24-2009, 06:58 PM
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car has close to 200k, its a dd, last oil change was actually about 2 months ago and 1600 miles ago. this hasnt happened b4. the weather is gettin warmer not sure if that has anything to do with it. but i used some 10w-30 autozone oil. never used it before.
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Old 03-24-2009, 07:23 PM
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how do you know there are no leaks???
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Old 03-24-2009, 07:29 PM
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just by looking around, and no oil on the ground. what should i check?
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Are you losing any oil through the exhaust? Blue smoke?
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Old 03-24-2009, 08:03 PM
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look at and or around , valve covers, between tranny and block, around oil pan and timing cover ect ect....
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