# 96 Chevy silverado **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [May 10, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-chevy-silverado/140111 "2019-05-10T19:53:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Juan\_Lima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Juan\_Lima](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Juan_Lima)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-chevy-silverado/140111/1 "2019-05-10T19:53:21Z")
Can replacing the water pump stop my truck from burning motor oil? ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-chevy-silverado/140111/2 "2019-05-10T19:56:15Z")
that depends. Does the new water pump come attached to a new engine? Replacing your water pump won’t do much of anything for your engine burning oil. Is your truck overheating? ---
**Author:** ![Juan\_Lima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Juan\_Lima](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Juan_Lima)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-chevy-silverado/140111/3 "2019-05-10T20:00:18Z")
I was going through oil frequently every 2 weeks I was adding oil. Now that I replaced my water pump oil doesn’t seem to be getting low. Searched for answeres but couldn’t find anything in this topic. Need answer ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-chevy-silverado/140111/4 "2019-05-10T20:36:05Z")
If you are not using oil as much as you were and you check it on a regular basis where is the problem. Call it a lucky coincidence and drive on. The water pump has nothing to do with burning oil. ---
**Author:** ![Juan\_Lima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Juan\_Lima](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Juan_Lima)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-chevy-silverado/140111/5 "2019-05-10T21:01:48Z")
Doesnt make any sense to me. Needed others pov. ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-chevy-silverado/140111/6 "2019-05-10T22:23:26Z")
No. The water pump on one of those vortec engines does not connect to the oil passages at all. So…no. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 1:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-chevy-silverado/140111/7 "2019-05-12T01:15:32Z")
I think such a thing is unlikely, but theoretically possible at least. For example if Silv’ey 's engine was overheating b/c of poor water pump flow, that could in theory have allowed the internal engine parts dimensions to enlarge enough that more oil got past the oil control rings, and out the exhaust system. Oil could simply leak out of the engine too if the parts got too hot. Like from a crank or cam seal. Or even a valve cover or oil pan seal. Good idea to check the PCV system in any case, and faulty parts in that can cause oil loss.