flappist

My GT-P is an early one and did use a bit of oil until I took it for a run up the scrub.
After a few weeks in NT at warp factor 6 it now uses maybe 300-500ml evey 5000-8000kms.
I think that is quite acceptible as if there is no oil being used then there is not enough lubrication going on.

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Let him that hath understanding count the number of the BEAST:
for it is the number of a F6 Typhoon; and its number is 0217.

Noboss

Being a T-Series owner he probley didn't know there was a time limit on replies, but then again the isn't, is there??

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TS50 no-125
TE50 no-94
"The TE50 is the best high performance sedan Australia has ever produced"
Street machine Feb 2002
TE50T3 Remember the GTHO? well your getting close.
Motor mag Jan 2002
Wouldn't you love to say that about your car?You loosers

XLR8

With all the bait, you should go fishing.


State where i said there was a time limit and i will give you a reply.

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12/03 FPV GT 725

Noboss

Dont need bait with you. ha ha ha

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TS50 no-125
TE50 no-94
"The TE50 is the best high performance sedan Australia has ever produced"
Street machine Feb 2002
TE50T3 Remember the GTHO? well your getting close.
Motor mag Jan 2002
Wouldn't you love to say that about your car?You loosers

firefox7

LOL....

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Noboss

Told you it was easy

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TS50 no-125
TE50 no-94
"The TE50 is the best high performance sedan Australia has ever produced"
Street machine Feb 2002
TE50T3 Remember the GTHO? well your getting close.
Motor mag Jan 2002
Wouldn't you love to say that about your car?You loosers

XR6na

Since I started this thread I should provide an update...

I just completed a Melbourne to Perth drive over three days:
- 3500 kms,
- 450 litres of fuel ($550 worth), and
- no oil used!
I checked it every time we stopped, I am a bit paranoid from what I have read.
I must be one of the lucky ones.

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50LtCapri

My XR8 Boss 260 has just clocked up 8000k and not used any oil what so ever, oil and filter were changed at 3400k.

This car has been driven 90% of the time on open highway and during the first 1500 k's if it was being driven at less than 3000 rpm I would change it down a gear to bring the revs up. Increases the fuel consumption no end but beds the rings in better.

Its not how hard you drive the engine when its running in its how much revs and load on the engine. Don't lug it, don't thrash it, don't sit idling for long periods of time, drive it as hard as you intend using it plus a little bit more. And thats from day one.

If it's intended to drive normally at 2000rpm for 100kmh then drive it in a gear that gives 3000rpm for 100kmh whilst running it in.

The engine builder I used to use would bench run racing engines at 1500rpm for ten minutes to let the temps settle in then increase it by 1500rpm every 10 minutes with the last ten minutes at 500 to 1000rpm above the limit the engine was intended for, NEVER had a problem with any engine using excessive oil in the life of the engine. Last one I bought from him now has 800000k's on it and only leaks oil out of the rear main seal and arround the valve stem seals. Compression test has been the same since 100000k and is about 10psi below what it was when first built.

Just my 2c worth any way.

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"Your going to put WHAT in there"
Engineers comment about the 5.0 Lt EFI transplant to the Capri.

XRFPV8

i checked mine yesterday done 28,000 klm no oil top ups.