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Ragnaroek 05-19-07 12:46 PM

exsessive oil consumption??
 
over 200 miles, my fc3s n/a burns a quart of oil...

keep in mind these are HARD 200 miles, but damn a quart???

what do you think is the cause, there is no visible oil leaks around the engine.

KhanArtisT 05-19-07 01:55 PM

Its either going through the engine or leaking somewhere. Does it leave a puddle anywhere? Smoke? What kind of oil are you using? Try 20w50.

Last oil change I burned a quart at 1700 miles under very hard driving. I use 20W50 castrol GTX. 200 is definitely not normal

helghast7 05-19-07 05:36 PM

definetly check for a leak

Ragnaroek 05-20-07 12:55 PM

there is no visible leaks...a couple hours at the drag strip last night burned over half a quart...could the apex seals be worn and not scrape the oil back into the pan?

Ragnaroek 05-20-07 01:30 PM

Not to mention I went to smog it last week and it ran like 1400 PPM of HC's and 9%CO....
and thats with the air injected cat replaced in the last year and a half.

Ragnaroek 05-21-07 12:41 AM

bump

KhanArtisT 05-21-07 11:48 AM

Do a compression check to see if the seals are bad..


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