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Old Jun 20, 2013 | 03:52 PM
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hello all, i have a 97 sl1, want to do many things to it including dohc swap.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2013 | 04:07 PM
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Welcome to the forum. If I only had a dollar for every time I heard someone say they were going to do a sohc to dohc swap.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2013 | 05:20 PM
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Welcome to the forum. Keep the SOHC. It's a very good engine and doesn't consume the oil that the DOHC does.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2013 | 07:25 AM
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Yes, welcome to the forum. A properly cared for DOHC will not "eat" oil ...
 
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Old Jun 22, 2013 | 09:00 PM
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Welcome to the Saturn Forum ..... I never had one of my ten s-cars burn oil.

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Old Jun 23, 2013 | 10:16 AM
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my sohc was eating through almost 4 qts a week, pulled the motor and rebuilt it this past winter and now no more burnin oil. i agree it is a good motor to have but i need it to be quicker.
 
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Old Jun 23, 2013 | 06:57 PM
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4 qts a week... whooo! Thats crazy! Welcome to the forum!
 
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Old Jun 24, 2013 | 08:15 AM
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Switch it over to 10W-40 for the summer and see if that helps.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2013 | 10:58 PM
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Oh new guy where are you?
 
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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 11:49 AM
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Hey! Whats up? I am new too, and I'm from Maine, AND I have 97 SL1 too! (And this is my first post!) What color is your SL1?
 
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