i 4 oil trouble

hobbytrucker1966 · 06-23-2012, 02:26 PM

i just bought a 05 colorado with 48000 miles and it used almost a gallon of oil in 300 miles , now its got no oil leaks or smoking not even scum on the tailgate any ideas

smokeybear · 06-23-2012, 10:43 PM

You'd be smoking like the space shuttle if it was going through the combustion chambers. You'd have oil all over the engine or on your driveway if it was leaking. Are you sure it was full when you got it? Did you pull the stick, wipe it off, and fully seat it again to check the oil? Are you checking the dipstick in good light - they are notoriously hard to read, especially with clean oil.

Hawkeye · 06-25-2012, 12:06 PM

Better check your coolant just to be sure there isn't oil in there.

hobbytrucker1966 · 06-25-2012, 07:17 PM

nothing in the coolant and yes it was full i made shure of that when i serviced it last the only thing i found is the tail pipe is black and sooty , its my 2nd colorado and yes the dip stick is hard to read im going for a 6 hr drive tomorrow and am takin some extra oil for the trip ill check it again getin frustrated thanks for the input

06-23-2012, 02:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
hobbytrucker1966 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 4	i 4 oil trouble i just bought a 05 colorado with 48000 miles and it used almost a gallon of oil in 300 miles , now its got no oil leaks or smoking not even scum on the tailgate any ideas

06-23-2012, 10:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
smokeybear Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 126	You'd be smoking like the space shuttle if it was going through the combustion chambers. You'd have oil all over the engine or on your driveway if it was leaking. Are you sure it was full when you got it? Did you pull the stick, wipe it off, and fully seat it again to check the oil? Are you checking the dipstick in good light - they are notoriously hard to read, especially with clean oil. __________________ 2008 Chevy Colorado 4x4 standard cab 31x10.50 Goodyear Wrangler Authority Midland 1001WX CB w/ 3' Wilson antenna on driver's side fender 60/40 split bench converted to 40/40 buckets Console from 1992 Jeep Wrangler

06-25-2012, 12:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
Hawkeye Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Western Iowa Posts: 249	Better check your coolant just to be sure there isn't oil in there. __________________ 2005 ZQ8

06-25-2012, 07:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
hobbytrucker1966 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 4	nothing in the coolant and yes it was full i made shure of that when i serviced it last the only thing i found is the tail pipe is black and sooty , its my 2nd colorado and yes the dip stick is hard to read im going for a 6 hr drive tomorrow and am takin some extra oil for the trip ill check it again getin frustrated thanks for the input

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