Burning Oil
 

How much oil is too much consumption between oil changes??? Right now I'm going through 2 quarts over a 5000Km period. I've checked the compression, it's fine, not leaking anywhere. When I go to wide open throttle, it is visable out the back of the exhaust, but it seems excessive. Is it???

it's probably your piston rings.

compression test only test the compression ring and how well it and the valves seal. if your oil control rings are worn it will consume oil.

2 quarts over 5k period is allot......time for a re-build or just live with it.....

you could slow it down by putting in thicker oil

^ ya Buff4prez is right thats what im doing I burn oil too.

How thick should I go?? I've been using Mobil 1 Synthetic 5W-30

go 10w-30 and see how that goes but maybe if u continue burning oil go up some more 15w-30 etc trail and error. I know they say u should use thicker n thinner in summer n winter but just go up one u normaly would.

haha i burn oil too. compression of 85 thru each cyl. using 10W 30 High rev oil. An SMOOOOOOKY!! lol.

What oil are you using?


If your using Mobil 1 is burns like there's no tomorrow.

Switch to Castrol Syntec and it'll stop.