Burning oil?

I checked my oil this morning while it was cold and I am about 1 qt low after about 1000 miles is this normal?

 

No. That's a very bad sign.

 

What could it be. I smell some burning oil occasionally just never see it on the garage floor

 

Well first off I'd say read the forum rules. You should let us know what car miles, mods and any other info you feel might help diagnose the problem. I'd say you may want to get a compression test done.

 

2004 Wrx turbo xs downpipe cobb catback nuke tuned. Nuke said he checked the compression and was all good there.

 

Rotella t6 120k

 

Just checked after I got home the oil is sitting halfway between dot from dot on the stick

 

Give it a good 5-10 minutes before you check it. Sometimes it takes a bit to drain back to the pan. Also, some say it helps to take off the oil filler cap to help vent the crank case.

 

Ok I'll check it in 15 min and let you all know thanks

 

Ok so I just checked it again cap off its right in the middle between full and add

 

What kind of oil are you running?

 

Rotella t6

 

Any ideas?

 

any excessive amounts of smoke when you pull away from stop lights or leave the car idle for awhile?

 

None

 

How many miles on the car. Could be blow by but seems a bit excessive.

 

120k

 

Have you checked your intercooler/Throttle body for oil?

 

Not yet. I noticed some oil on the Lower heat shield

 

That could be possibly a leaky oil return line on the turbo.

 

I do smell burning oil. But I just installed a new turbo maybe valve cover?

 

Valve cover leaks generally dont smoke. They generally drip straight to the ground.

 

Ok I don't know then. I smell oil but don't see any

 

could also be a bad pcv

 

Thanks ill pull the intercooler off and check.

 

Passenger side can drip on heatshield

 

Thats why I said generally lol.