Re: Burning oil? Where does it go?

[T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>]

Elias Glavinas wrote:
> 
> Ok, the little irritating problems with my 86 16V continue.
> 
> Bought the car at 180k miles. Previous owner was using cheapo oil
> and Fram filters. Changed the oil to Valv. blend 10W30 last Sunday, with,
> of course, a Mann filter. About 500 miles later, and quite a bit of
> driving at ~4000rpm to get rid of those deposits, the oil level has
> dropped halfway down the "cross-hatched" section of the dipstick.
<snip>
> What symptoms should I be looking for if the car
> burns oil this badly?
> Thanks,
> Elias
> 


Valve seals would seem a common reason. The oil leaks into the
combustion chamber and 'boins' right up. It is increased under load but
doesn't leak as much at idle.

Think about some lubro moly oil flush to clean out the deposits, this
might help things seal a bit more but there is no putting worn metal
back.

In any case you doing good maintenance might bring about a slight
improvement.

Anybody else?

TBerk

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