[Vwdiesel] Oil burner, grasping at straws

[Bart Wineland]

Been trying to drive my car after the re-ring but had to surrender again 
last night and break out the old Jeep. Checked the dipstick and after last 
topping it off  2 or 3 days ago the oil level is off the stick, in no more 
than 100 miles. Still white/gray smoke/fog like crazy after stopping at 
traffic lights or revving up. When I am driving down the road at full force 
I can see gray smoke coming out. It has all the power it ever had. Did a 
compression check again and they range from 380 to 415 with the new rings. 
Starts right up and drives nice. If I couldn't see the smoke screen in the 
mirror and all the cars that pass me by flipping me off holding their noses 
I wouldn't know there was a problem. I have advanced and retarded the pump 
timing, adjusted the fueling, driven with the cc vent hose off, and tried 
everything suggested.  I keep going back to when this all started a year 
ago. The car would start and run for a few seconds then die. When cranked 
again it would freewheel.  If I put the oil pan heater on it all was fine. 
I took it to a local one man shop and he said it was the bypass on the oil 
pump. He said it was not working causing the oil pressure to spike real 
high and over pumped the oil pressure to the point that the hydraulic 
lifters would not bleed down which of course was holding the valves 
open.  He replaced the pump and it fixed that but ever since then it has 
been smoking and using oil.  Can I be missing some fall out from this 
yet?  Is it possible it is the wrong size oil pump for my na hydraulic 
motor? Could an oil galley be plugged? Maybe something was damaged before I 
got it to him?  I don't know.  I admit to not doing anything to the head 
while it was off other then having it checked to make sure it was straight, 
which it was. I can't believe valve stem seal or guides could let that much 
oil past could they?



Bart