UnhandledException
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I have installed the UPR oil catch can and after exactly 131 miles, I got about 3 oz of oil out of it. For those 131 miles, I did about 5-6 8200 rpm runs on 2nd and 3rd and rest of it was combined highway driving as well as city driving at high rpm.
Some data points about my oil usage:
- Recently got back from a 2300 mile road trip where during the entire 2300 miles, I had to add only 1/2 qt of oil. During this trip, I was on 6th 95% of the time mainly because I was afraid of braking the car in the middle of nowhere with my wife and daughter in the car PLUS i wanted to have a challenge about gas mileage. Well, car did great and I got 21.8 mpg that entire time averaged.
- Before or after the road trip, I usually add about half a quart per 500-600 miles. Sometimes less sometimes more. I drive the car usually at high rpm, I keep it in its power band even in traffic (around 3200-3700 rpm, and barely 6th on highway). I shift around 5500-6500 rpm vey often and get close to redline once a day at least.
I am just concerned about all the oil that came from the catch can. 3 oz in 130 miles means about 10 oz in 500 miles, thats almost half a quart. Is my engine leaking and will have a long term reliability issue?
If I were to track this car and track it hard, I think I would have to stop and check for oil level?:(
Some data points about my oil usage:
- Recently got back from a 2300 mile road trip where during the entire 2300 miles, I had to add only 1/2 qt of oil. During this trip, I was on 6th 95% of the time mainly because I was afraid of braking the car in the middle of nowhere with my wife and daughter in the car PLUS i wanted to have a challenge about gas mileage. Well, car did great and I got 21.8 mpg that entire time averaged.
- Before or after the road trip, I usually add about half a quart per 500-600 miles. Sometimes less sometimes more. I drive the car usually at high rpm, I keep it in its power band even in traffic (around 3200-3700 rpm, and barely 6th on highway). I shift around 5500-6500 rpm vey often and get close to redline once a day at least.
I am just concerned about all the oil that came from the catch can. 3 oz in 130 miles means about 10 oz in 500 miles, thats almost half a quart. Is my engine leaking and will have a long term reliability issue?
If I were to track this car and track it hard, I think I would have to stop and check for oil level?:(
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