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Message: <blockquote data-quote="delling3" data-source="post: 1442428" data-attributes="member: 22616">This may have been covered before, but a search didn't reveal anything.1996 GT.  Basically bone stock motor with 95XXX miles.  Been sitting mostly since the around 2009. I acquired the car a few months ago.  One of the first things I did was change the oil with 5W30 - simply based on the age of the oil in the car, and not on mileage.  Since then I have put around 1500 miles on the odometer.  Car starts, and runs, no issues, has good oil pressure.   No excessive smoke or smell of burning oil in the exhaust.  No leaks showing up in the driveway.  I started the car this afternoon, and the low oil light was on. Not sure how low the oil is, as it isn't showing on the dipstick.  I am guessing could be two quarts low. So, do these motors use oil as a rule?  I had a Cadillac with a Northstar V-8 that used a quart every 750 miles.  It was a very low mileage motor.  Was told that the piston rings tended to get stuck due to carbon buildup, and the result was a lot of blow-by.  Are the 4.6L's the same way?  I will make it a point to monitor my oil level more regularly, but curious if I have a problem, or if this is simply a characteristic of the breed?  Should I stick with 5W30?</blockquote>