Going through oil?

[GTwolf]

Checked the oil today and it looks like I'm a couple quarts low. It's not leaking anywhere, and all the gaskets are still fairly new from the topswap. I've also been noticing a really odd ticking noise from the passenger side of the engine on cold starts. Ideas?

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[PANDA]

You drive the car a few quarts low on oil and with no coolant. Seriously? Check under the hood once in a while man. As far as the noise from the passenger side, maybe check the supercharger oil, see if any is inside there.

 

[The Broken Regal]

behold, the true power of the 3800, doesnt need coolant OR oil...

 

[garrett]

well if its not leaking somewhere, its got to be burning it. If your losing coolant too, i would start striping the motor down and checking gaskets. got to be internal if your not seeing it.

 

[GTwolf]

behold, the true power of the 3800, doesnt need coolant OR oil...

. Supercharger oil and barrings were changed recently.

 

[GTwolf]

well if its not leaking somewhere, its got to be burning it. If your losing coolant too, i would start striping the motor down and checking gaskets. got to be internal if your not seeing it.

Gaskets are all fairly fresh, I never smell it burning anything...but I guess I'll check it out tomorrow after work.

 

[02BlueGT]

Even if you burn .01 of a mL of oil on every power stroke, you can go through a quart or 2 in a few hundred miles, it takes very little to add up, but yeah, check the VC Gaskets, and work your way down

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

weak spring in the pcv valve can lead to excessive oil consumption
worn rings can contribute
intake gaskets that leak from the crankcase vent points to the adjacent ports
if its not external its one or a combination of the above.

 

[PANDA]

. Supercharger oil and barrings were changed recently.

I bet the oil was changed recently also... yeah... you better check that.

 

[GTwolf]

I bet the oil was changed recently also... yeah... you better check that.

Everything's good in the blower...so I still have no idea what that noise is. Found the coolant issue awhile ago that was an external leak, still clueless on the oil thing though. I'm pretty sure none of the gaskets in that engine are even two years old yet.

 

[PANDA]

did u buy the gaskets from ZZP?

 

[02BlueGT]

Everything's good in the blower...so I still have no idea what that noise is. Found the coolant issue awhile ago that was an external leak, still clueless on the oil thing though. I'm pretty sure none of the gaskets in that engine are even two years old yet.

New Gaskets can leak, I don't see what <2 years old has to do with anything

 

[mr.gto]

You have the new oil cooling jets from ford on ur pistons..... u just did the free mod

 

[GTwolf]

did u buy the gaskets from ZZP?

Head gaskets are from autozone...the rest yeah are from ZZP. Why?

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

were 3m roloc type abrasive pads used to clean the lim or head sealing surfaces?

 

[PANDA]

Head gaskets are from autozone...the rest yeah are from ZZP. Why?

Cuz they are garbage.

 

[DanJ]

Actually. I did a little experiment and am running a OEM gasket on the rear cover, and a ZZP one on the front... and neither are leaking. I do need to replace those little rubber grommet deals on the valve cover bolts as they are leaking a wee bit there though.

 

[GTwolf]

Cuz they are garbage.

Well my valve cover, lower intake, and supercharger gaskets are ZZP...I'll spend some time on this issue today and figure out what the problem is. Haven't had time the past few days.

 

[DanJ]

If it's a VC gasket, it should be pretty easy to see if it's leakin

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Change the pcv, do a compression test and if that doesn't show anything then start taking shit apart. Gaskets aren't very expensive.

 

[GTwolf]

Change the pcv, do a compression test and if that doesn't show anything then start taking shit apart. Gaskets aren't very expensive.

PCV is just about new, but they're only a few dollars so it's worth a shot.

 

[DanJ]

Oil is leaking

1. Outward onto the motor (visible)
2. being burnt in the combustion chambers

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

PCV is just about new, but they're only a few dollars so it's worth a shot.

Doesn't mean the $3 at autozone you put it wasn't bad when you got it.

How long have you been top swapped? How many miles on your engine? Your heads? Did you change valve seals or just slap some stock l67 heads on?

Like dan said oil is going somewhere and if it's not an exterior leak then it's most likely being burnt in the combustion chamber.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

PCV is just about new, but they're only a few dollars so it's worth a shot.

bingo, get one from the dealer or reinstall your oem unit, aftermarket pcv valves seem to be pretty hit or miss as far as proper spring rate/valving (even highly skilled chinese babies can screw up assembly)

were your VC gaskets dark grey/blue/orange or black as zoomer?
the black ones are rubber and harden and leak after a few months always replace the grommets, they are the only point where the bolts hold down the vc and if the grommets are old/compressed it no longer clamps very well.

valve seals on the intake side is a common suction point but so are the adjacent crankcase passages to the intake ports...did the gasket surfaces get cleaned with those rotary abrasive pads?

 

[syP]

did SDD do your topswap install?