Oil Consumption woes or normality?

[Huw Powell]

changing the lifters will quiet them.

oil consumption could be...

leaky valve stem seals (see earlier post!)
leaking or damaged rings
scored or worn cylinders
these three burn the oil, so it sorta disappears.

oil seal leakage (crank, cam, rear main)
gasket leakage (cam cover, oil pan, oil pump, vacuum pump)
sender leakage (oil temp, either oil press.)
loose or missing oil pump or oil pan bolts...
these last four all should provide evidence in the form of a mess
nearby.

sounds like a quart every 1200 miles, which is bearable but pretty
irritating.  I halved my coupe's oil consumption be doing the stem
seals, from about where you are at to a quart every 2000-2500 or so.

Leah and David Mueller wrote:
> 
> I have an 1986 4kq with 280,000 kms.  In about 3 to 4 tankfuls of gas (
> about 2000 or so kms depending on conditions ) I go through a half a litre
> of oil.  I know this before I check oil when I hear the valves ticking.
> Adding the half a litre brings the motor  back to quiet again.  Would
> changing the valves help both ticking and oil consumption, or are they not
> related?
> 
> By the way, is my email format working ok on the list?
> 
> Thanks,
> David

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Huw Powell

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