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Ran 2001 RX down 3 quarts of oil

Old 02-08-15, 03:34 PM
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Default Ran 2001 RX down 3 quarts of oil

So my wife took a trip and didn't check oil-got home and I had to add 3 quarts to bring to full-not sure how long it was down car runs and sounds fine-chances this did any permanent damage? Any thing I should do now?
Thanks for any advice!
Old 02-08-15, 03:41 PM
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It'll be fine, don't lose sleep over it!

Needless to say, don't let it happen again.
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That's how my woes started. I got home from a road trip and the oil light flickered on and off. I checked the oil level and was astonished to find it was down 3 quarts.

You may be suffering from a breather problem with the PCV valve? It's worth checking out.
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