Oil Consumption

[Mark J. Besso]

Hayes,

Excuse me for posing the obvious question, but did you verify the 
replacement dipstick was exactly the same length as the original?  If 
the length is slightly different that could account for your sudden 
[perceived] consumption.

~Mark



Hayes Myers wrote:
> Have noticed use of 1 litre  of oil in 7 days (~450km driving).  Only change
> was the dipstick (new one put in) and a new thermostat. T-stat works fine,
> dipstick seals amazing. Not seeing any oil leaks / spots etc.   From reading
> it could be potentially the oil filter or oil weight?  Ie: 5/30 might not be
> great oil.  
>
> Oil pressure reads ~5 at startup and drops to 2.4 on hwy, 1.8 in town.
> Mechanic noticed rear main seal minor leak at safety.  Any noise associated
> with this leak has since disappeared.  Perhaps total failure of the seal?
> Really seems like a lot of oil loss. and had not noticed this until quite
> recently.
>
> I'm going to hit jack her up tomorrow and take a better look from
> underneath.
>
> Thanks in advance !
> Hayes
>
> 91 200 TQM 10v
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