Huw
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:24 pm Post subject:
Re: No Sludge! |
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"Charles @ Kankakee" <n5hsr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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"Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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I had asked for possible causes of oil loss. She had started using
about a quart between changes.
If it was losing a quart every 3000 miles through a sump leak, I would
expect a liberal coating of oil on the underside of the car and even
across the rear vertical part of the car body.
Are you absolutely sure that the consumption has ceased or even reduced
significantly?
Huw
The seal's only been replaced for 2 days. I'm not even sure if it has
completely 'cured' and seated yet. And I got a good look at the
underside before replacement, and there wasn't a signifcant oil on
anything but the edges of the pan. I also just replaced the valve cover
gasket the oil change before. It's got 209,500 miles on it, so I'm
expecting a few things to need replacement now and again. But it is not
showing signs of burning it, either.
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Unfortunately I think that your quart every three did not escape by that
route and you will probably find that it is lost to combustion one way or
another. You will soon find out for sure.
Huw
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Charles @ Kankakee
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:42 pm Post subject:
Re: No Sludge! |
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"Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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"Charles @ Kankakee" <n5hsr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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"Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3tmui8FtkoeuU1@individual.net...
I had asked for possible causes of oil loss. She had started using
about a quart between changes.
If it was losing a quart every 3000 miles through a sump leak, I would
expect a liberal coating of oil on the underside of the car and even
across the rear vertical part of the car body.
Are you absolutely sure that the consumption has ceased or even reduced
significantly?
Huw
The seal's only been replaced for 2 days. I'm not even sure if it has
completely 'cured' and seated yet. And I got a good look at the
underside before replacement, and there wasn't a signifcant oil on
anything but the edges of the pan. I also just replaced the valve cover
gasket the oil change before. It's got 209,500 miles on it, so I'm
expecting a few things to need replacement now and again. But it is not
showing signs of burning it, either.
Unfortunately I think that your quart every three did not escape by that
route and you will probably find that it is lost to combustion one way or
another. You will soon find out for sure.
Huw
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Well it's not getting sucked through the PCV valve route. I had a couple T
series engines that started sucking oil when the PCV valve clogged, so I've
been keeping an eye on that.
Charles |
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