checked oil the other day

[MoNsTeR`ImPaLa]

hahaha i checked the oil in my Imp the other day and there was next to none on the stick yet no low oil light and no engine noise talked to the service advisor and he said add a quart and wait till the chang oil light comes on if it dose not come on hope it blows up lolits covered under warrrenty from GMPP lmao


what i want to know have anyone else had this problem

[impalaowner]

How many miles you got? I had a very similar experience at 58,000, the lower intake manifold gasket went, fortunately it was covered (well mostly) under warranty. I was down 3 quarts or more before the low oil light came on, but no serious after effects. I now have well over 100,000 miles, and no engine noises. I would definitly ask the shop to look into this if you still have warranty! From what I've seen on the 'net, this problem is pretty common. (PS When I checked the stick that day, there was NO oil on mine!)

[MoNsTeR`ImPaLa]

133000 Kms

[MoNsTeR`ImPaLa]

133000 KMS and just had it changed at 129000 i figure i'll drive it till it locks up its covered under GMPP lol
and im sure there are no intake problems its the 3.8 and i have herd of very few intake problems on them

[bigrod118]

hey monster, hwere are you located, I was just wondering since you are using Kilometers instead of Miles, and how did you get a warrenty to last that long.

[MoNsTeR`ImPaLa]

Originally Posted by bigrod118

hey monster, hwere are you located, I was just wondering since you are using Kilometers instead of Miles, and how did you get a warrenty to last that long.

ontario canada and never buy new unless its a truck you avoid all the trips to the service dept i bought it with 120,000 kms and its covered till 160,000 under GMPPs optimum program

[victimizati0n]

your car isnt going to lock up if your only a quart low.

Low oil lights dont come on untill it is too late to know (usually around 3 PSI) so your light wolnt come on unless you drained about 2.8 more quarts.

[MCO_Death]

Originally Posted by MoNsTeR`ImPaLa

ontario canada and never buy new unless its a truck you avoid all the trips to the service dept i bought it with 120,000 kms and its covered till 160,000 under GMPPs optimum program

Best thing I like about used vehicles is knowing all the kinks have been worked out by the poor sap before you.


On another note, A friend of mine had a '95 bonneville with the 3.8 that died an early death from a combination of coolant and oil leaks.