[s-cars] Burning Oil

[glewis5000]

Pretty fun, eh Cody??  No surges, just a $hitload of pull.  SAHWEET...

Now, on to lowering that boost to 3,000 ("Hi Ho Silver (Emerald), Away!!")

If anyone needs me between now and Jan 6th, send mail to this address.
 
 Gary Lewis   
 
 
 ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lewis, Gary M" <gary.m.lewis2 at boeing.com>
> To: "Home" <glewis5000 at msn.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 8:38 AM
> Subject: FW: [s-cars] Burning Oil
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > ----------
> > From: Cody Payne[SMTP:CPAYNE at BCONNECTED.COM]
> > Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 8:36:22 AM
> > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Subject: [s-cars] Burning Oil
> > Auto forwarded by a Rule
> > 
> Well guys..I just rolled over the 150K mark on my car this
> weekend...going about 120 too on E-470 ;-)  Really enjoying the new K26
> Hybrid Turbo from Innovative.  Man what a night and day difference!
> However I do have one concern and its not related to the new
> turbo...is I am burning some oil.  Around 1qt per 1000 miles of usually
> hard-driving.  I don't see any noticeable smoke coming out of the tail
> pipe.
> 
> Questions:
> -1) How do you "burn" oil?  I have read via the rings and valve stem
> seals.  I understand how leaky stem seals could leak oil in to the
> combustion chamber from overhead.  
> But I don't understand: -1b) How cylinder walls/piston rings
> themselves are lubricated, in general, and 
>                       -1c) How could oil slip past the
> rings in to the combustion chamber? (above question should answer this)
> -2) Is there any solution to this problem besides an engine rebuild?
> 
> I do have plans to have the engine rebuilt this Summer with Rods, Rings,
> port and polish head etc..but need a short term solution..if there is
> one
> 
> Thanks
> 
> cp
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