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I drive a Honda Civic with a D16z6 running a Garrett T3 turbo

I changed my oil about a week ago using a sythentic blend.. I checked my oil today and the dipstick showed that my oil was really really low... I put in the right ammount of oil in but why is it soo low again... do I need to put im more oil in to account for the turbo?

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how much oil is your "right" amount of oil???

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probly 3.5 quarts

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any oil leaks? so you're saying you're losing 2-3 quarts?

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i have no clue whats up...there isnt any oil leaks...i would notice 2-3 quarts...does it matter that I check the oil when then engine is still warm?

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Yes it does, when you check it when it's cold all the oil is sitting in the pan. When the engine is warm alot of the oil is still in you're motor and less of it in the oil pan.

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Maybe the oil is blowing by your piston rings? Do you have a breather filter on the valve cover nipple?

Stan

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I let it sit over night and it was still really low... breather on the valve cover nipple??

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seeing any smoke out exhaust?

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a little not a lot... before i got it tuned better then a base tune there was tons of smoke...partly cause i was running way rich... i changed my oil and it didnt smoke...then when i checked my oil it was low so i added a small small ammount... it started smoking again...light smoke though... i did another oil change with full synthetic instead of a blend ----...it seems to be no smoke...but i havnt chekced the oil yet...i will tomorrow

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i change oil for a living and have been doing it for 3 years sucks :P but heres a quick story. my friend kept saying MY OILS LOW, MY OILS LOW, so i went over there and the dumbass had his car on his kinda steep drive way . 1. make sure you have the car perfectely flat. go under it and check for leaks. if you dont see nothing that bad mabey you didnt fill it right? get on a flat surface 100% horizontal fill the oil till its fully full and you know for sure. then check it a week later

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Have you always been using synthetics, I've heard if you switch to synthetic it will cause your seals to leak!? correct me if I'm wrong. Rubber absorbs regular motor oil but not synthetic...if you switch the seals release the regular oil and contract, which could cause oil leaks...Just a though...Matt

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yep this is the problem I have but I don't lose as much oil as he says he does.............maybe 1/2 quart every 2-3weeks

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actually its the syunthetic that causes the seals to swell up. The reason why people say that switching to synthetic makes your car leak oil is cause the synthetic stuff is 'thinner'. so if your car already has a lleak or a really small leak, expect it to get bigger with the synthetic.

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It will make your car leak more! It isn't really thinner though, just slippery as ----! When you break an engine in you aren't supposed to use it because it it too slippery. Won't let parts seat properly. It WILL slip right past your gaskets, and even a turbo seal if the turbo is used.

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Well if it is the seal trouble... what seals should i replace??