wheres the oil?

Question

my car is loosing oil.the scenerio>no smoking ,no puddles on the ground underneath,none in the radiator,none on the motor.Drive it down the road a couple of miles and you have to put oil in it...

this car is a classic 1994 camaro convertible v6 3.4..175,000 miles. no problems before this.always maintained and kept up.Oil changed on a regular maint.plan

Answer 1

need to know what kind of car you be drivin'!!!

Answer 2

Sounds like you may be putting the oil in the wrong place. If it's engine oil you want to add you want to take off the cap that says engine oil. I've seen something similar happen. The women added oil but she put it in the transaxle instead of the engine so be sure you are not puttin the oil in the transmission, also if the car is hot or not on level ground you will get the wrong reading so be sure these things are takin care of before checking the oil.

Answer 3

Bad valve guide seals, warn valve guides, worn piston rings all are causes for you to be 'consuming' loosing oil. You don't have to be towing a huge blue cloud to be burning oil. With the kind of miles you stated, being a convertible Camero, it has probably seen its fair share of un-fair wear and tear.

How many miles do you drive before you need to add a quart?

Answer 4

has to be burning the oil, motor needs rebuilt, if it's using that much oil it has to be smoking out the tail pipe, you should be able to see it smoke if you look in your rear view mirror as you are driving while coasting down a hill or accelerating heavily.

Answer 5

sounds like you need a ring job.it is burning the oil.

Answer 6

Alien vampires are sucking it dry.

Answer 7

your moms house