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try a different oil if you guys are burning. i used mobil1 5w-30 (NOACK = 11-13%) my first few oil changes because i didnt know any better and burned so

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09-03-2014, 11:12 AM	#30 (permalink)
chops A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NA Posts: 1,732 Drives: NA Rep Power: 22	try a different oil if you guys are burning. i used mobil1 5w-30 (NOACK = 11-13%) my first few oil changes because i didnt know any better and burned so much oil. switched to pennzoil ultra (the old one, not the newer pureplus one) and immediately stopped burning oil. the reason for that i suspect is due to the low NOACK value of the old pennzoil ultra (NOACK = 6.4%) the newer pennzoil ultra pureplus has a much higher NOACK of 11.5% so i cant comment. however, ive moved to the 10w-30 version which has a super low NOACK of 5.7%. no burning oil so far and i'll have a UOA done in a few months when i hit the 6k marker

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