4.2 oil consumption?

[G Men 08]

well i checked the oil today and shes low.. like bottom of the dipstick low .. may be a dumb question but im going to ask it any ways... does the engine have to be warm in order to get the proper reading off of the dipstick on this car or not?

[davyboi]

check it in the mornin

[G Men 08]

? bustin my chops eh? lol

[Stampy]

Uhh check it after it is at operating temp, like after you get home from work. 4.2 isn't known for burning oil. Might want to do some research into hat mobile 0w40. You aren't the first person I have heard that is using that stuff that said its disappearing. Those same people have started using Castrol, and are not only keeping the oil but the engine is quieter.


First and foremost....Check it when its been on for a while and is at operating temp. It would be seem low, if you checked it and it hasn't been driven yet.

[A4edwin]

i use castrol oil level the same after 3k miles.

[Stampy]

Yeah, I'm switching to castrol at my next oil change. I want to see if it quiets this loud ass motor down some. I currently use mobile with no problems though.

[G Men 08]

alright.. castrol full synthetic it is.. 0w 30-40 should be good right? and wile were on the fluid topic, what trans fluid are u 4.2 guys runnin?

[02alltoad]

i use BG full synthetic atf and it shifts a lot smoother since i switched to that

[A4edwin]

i use BG full synthetic atf and it shifts a lot smoother since i switched to that

motor oil thread toad

[A4edwin]

Yeah, I'm switching to castrol at my next oil change. I want to see if it quiets this loud ass motor down some. I currently use mobile with no problems though.

good oil 5-40 but still noisy

[blmlozz]

Uhh check it after it is at operating temp, like after you get home from work. 4.2 isn't known for burning oil. Might want to do some research into hat mobile 0w40. You aren't the first person I have heard that is using that stuff that said its disappearing. Those same people have started using Castrol, and are not only keeping the oil but the engine is quieter.


First and foremost....Check it when its been on for a while and is at operating temp. It would be seem low, if you checked it and it hasn't been driven yet.

mobil 1/castrol and any other top tier otc products are not true group IV oils, they're hydrocracked group III's, so if you run the car even mildy hard it will burn off a little. I've only used the 0-40w oil once, and that was because I accidently got coolant into my energy 9000 from a t/b change and had no other choice but to drain it.

[kingofnyc]

I use total 5w40 and dont have to add as much when i used mobile one 0w40.

[G Men 08]

ok so it is semi normal to bur a little oil in an engine like the 4.2?

[G Men 08]

well there goes two full quarts and its just above the min sign on the dipstick? wtf out of the 10 cars ive had over my 7 years of driving ive never had a one burn oil lol thats why im so anxious

[02alltoad]

alright.. castrol full synthetic it is.. 0w 30-40 should be good right? and wile were on the fluid topic, what trans fluid are u 4.2 guys runnin?

he asked about trans oil in this post! lol