Where's my oil going?

[jdbubb at verizon.net (Dan Bubb)]

It's worth noting that a good catalytic converter will take care of any oil smoke as long as it's in moderation.
So, that might be why you're not seeing any smoke.
OTOH, the catalytic converter won't last very long doing that.
Check for signs of oil smoke when you first start it up in the morning before the cat is up to temp.
Dan

From: "T Berk" <bayareaberk@yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: Where's my oil going?


>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Mike Smith <smithma7@gmail.com>
>> Date: Apr 20, 2006 8:39 PM
>> Subject: Where's my oil going?
>> To: car <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>>
>> Been driving 200+ miles, 5 days / week, for three
>> weeks now.  Did an oil change just days before
>> this.
>> Today, I check the oil and it's missing almost 2
>> quarts.  No oil stains in the garage.  Never smell
>> any. Don't see dark clouds of smoke when
>> accelerating.
>>  What gives?
>> --
>> Mike
> 
> 
> Would trying some of the 'Valvoline for high mileage
> cars' type oil work to re-swell the seals, this prior
> to actually replacing them.
> 
> Bad rings or seals leaking usually means smoke out the
> tail pipe. Leaky valve guides (unless catastrophic
> failure) doesn't seem to show up as a smoke screen out
> the back. 
> 
> TBerk
> btw- I for one am _not_ putting WD40 *inside* my
> motor, so there.
> 
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