Losing a lot of oil- not leaking
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I have bad valve seals on my car. It burns some oil (smoke on startup), but it's maybe 1/4 to 1/2 quart over the 3000-3500 miles between oil changes. If you're losing that much, there would be clouds of blue smoke.
#25
I just Got rid of the Greddy setup... It was a heater hose looking thing... came off the bottom of the turbo, then wrapped around the back of the engine, laying on the rear shelf on the firewall... all the way to the other side of the engine, and into a port smack dab in the center of the side of the block. COMPLETELY REDONKULOUS... lol
Yours on the other hand looks to be pretty beastly.... i highly doubt that would cause any problems... but just to be sure, maybe pull it off, and clean it out... Maybe some gunk clogging it?? what oil do you feed it by the way?
Yours on the other hand looks to be pretty beastly.... i highly doubt that would cause any problems... but just to be sure, maybe pull it off, and clean it out... Maybe some gunk clogging it?? what oil do you feed it by the way?
#31
So I finished my valve guide seal refresh. Made no difference whatsoever. Rings for sure. I can do exactly what Curly mentioned, get off the throttle and let high vacuum pull oil past the rings and then get on it and get a nice puff of blue smoke in the rear view mirror.
Another giveaway is that my oil darkens quickly after a change. So . . . ring refresh coming up.
BTW, bad compression/blowby is an indicator for bad compression rings, but not determinative for a bad/incorrectly installed oil control ring. My compression is excellent and blowby minimal judging from the breather filter. But I sure am using some oil.
Another giveaway is that my oil darkens quickly after a change. So . . . ring refresh coming up.
BTW, bad compression/blowby is an indicator for bad compression rings, but not determinative for a bad/incorrectly installed oil control ring. My compression is excellent and blowby minimal judging from the breather filter. But I sure am using some oil.
#38
Since the rebuild is so fresh, I'm hoping to only do the rings and a hone.
But since it has an MLS headgasket, might send the block and head out for decking so I don't have any sealing problems. What about ARP head studs? Hey, I could up the CR too.
You see how this goes . . . I'm pretty succeptible to "while I'm there" disease.
But since it has an MLS headgasket, might send the block and head out for decking so I don't have any sealing problems. What about ARP head studs? Hey, I could up the CR too.
You see how this goes . . . I'm pretty succeptible to "while I'm there" disease.