I just recently purchased a Corvette and now my low oil light is on. I always check under where I park my car to make sure that there is no oil drips or anything. The guy who I brought the car off of said that the oil was recently changed and on the computer it said it was at 80%. I was wondering if the computer is accurate, is it common for my 2001 to burn oil and what I can do about this problem. Thanks.

The dip stick is the best judge of oil level......... good luck....8-)

I checked the dipstick and the oil level was just touching the bottom of it. I'm going to change the oil today.

ORIGINAL: xbob17x

I just recently purchased a Corvette and now my low oil light is on. I always check under where I park my car to make sure that there is no oil drips or anything. The guy who I brought the car off of said that the oil was recently changed and on the computer it said it was at 80%. I was wondering if the computer is accurate,
Yes, as long as the previous owner reset the oil life monitor, it should be accurate. 80% means that you have quite a while before you need to change the synthetic oil. I change my oil once per year (about 5500 miles). The manual recommends that you change your oil when the monitor reaches 0% or one year, whichever comes first.

is it common for my 2001 to burn oil and what I can do about this problem. Thanks.


Some early-year 2001s had an oil burning problem, primarily because of the piston rings. "Flutter" occurs during high-rpm downshifting and oil gets past the rings at an accelerated pace. Some 01 owners had the dealership replace the rings. My 01 is a very late year model and I add a quart every 2500-3000 miles or so, depending upon my type of driving.

Dave