2.8 12v oil consumption-burning oil

[Antti Piirainen]

SHOWMX at aol.com wrote:

> Hey q-listers, help me save my audi faith before I start looking at volvo's!
> 
> I have had (2) different 2.8  12v's in my possession over the past year '94 
> (150k miles) & '95 (125k miles).  Both of them have shown excessive oil 
> consumption, burning it and blowing it out the exhaust.  What's the deal, I take it 
> I'm not alone here?  Diagnosis and estimated repair procedure/costs to resolve 
> this?

Old 12v engines have a tendency to develop head gasket leaks. Usually 
they begin to drop oil onto the exhaust manifold(s), but leaks to 
cylinders are not completely unheard of.

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Antti Piirainen / antti.piirainen at iki.fi / +358-40-5222772