[s-cars] Burning Oil

[Mark Strangways]

Can go thru the turbo as well

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cody Payne" <cpayne at bconnected.com>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 11:36 AM
Subject: [s-cars] Burning Oil


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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