Anthony,
Did you mean to say he switched to Advance brand straight 30 weight rather than 10w30?
Straight weight oil is thicker than a multigrade oil and if that is what he switched to, less of it should be sucked up where it can be consumed. I don't know where you are, but unless it's pretty cold, 10w30 oil is pretty light for a tired Caravan! If he simply switched brands of multigrade 10w30 oil, I have no idea why there should have been much change, even if switching between synthetic and non-synthetic oil.
Roy
67 Crown FDHT
In a message dated 1/5/2005 4:26:43 PM Pacific Standard Time, alacaria@xxxxxxxxx writes:
- Hey Guys;
- My son's girlfriend has a 1995 dodge caravan with 180,000 miles. It burns
- oil and has to have oil added as it burns it. My son would change it every
- 3000 miles and add 10w30 Valvoline or other name brand. Well the last time
- he changed it I told him to use the Advance brand oil because it was
- cheaper. Well he changed it with the Advance brand 10w 30. Now he tells me
- it smokes very little and they add oil once in a while. Basically it uses
- 3/4 less oil.
- Can anyone explain this to me or have any ideas why?
- Anthony