[Vwdiesel] Nicks oil problem

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

>>Drum..roll please,  #1 460lbs  #2 450lbs  #3 450lbs  #4 445lbs  
>>So what does that > tell me?  

  Wow, nice numbers!  woo hoo, hubba hubba.  ;-)

>>Is the oil consumption due to bad valve stem seals?  Since I
> 
> >>didn't change them out, not sure how many miles are on them?  Can I really
> >>burn that much oil with bad valve seals? 

  Yes you can.  VS seals tend to make a good sized cloud at startup 
though.  Oil drips and runs down onto the piston or puddles on the 
valves overnight.  

>>How can I check the cam journals to
> 
> >>see if they are out of tolerance causing to much oil flow and no pressure?


  Plastigauge.  I have to do that on the new head for Dad's pickup.  I put a 
dial indicator above the edge of a bearing and have over .002 movement. 
First time I've heard a cam go kladunk as I flipped the head over!  Gotta 
check it out carefully and maybe get it exchanged.  We don't need 
ANOTHER low oil pressure thread!

> 
> I have a new set of injectors that I'm going to put in with new heat
> shields.
> 

  That should help with the black smoke.  It's normal to see SOME black 
dusting on the back end of your Jetta but it shouldn't be quickly 
noticeable after a wash.  Shouldn't be thick either.  No Neil Armstrong 
footprints!
  Try a shot of WD-40 on, around, under the throttle springs and see if 
that helps at all with your idle. 
  Sounds like your low oil pressure is (well, the two most common causes 
are...) worn oil pump or flaking intermediate shaft bearings.  Pump's easy, 
bearings mean pulling the engine.  :-P  My Jetta had low op and a 
full rebuild still had the buzzer coming on although not quite as often. 
It had a really worn 30mm oil pump.  Since I had to replace it anyway, I 
put the 36mm big hummer on it.  :-)  No more low oil pressure!
     Loren