[Vwdiesel] Relatively sudden oil consumption

[Chuck Carnohan]

1981 Rabbit with only 60,000 original miles has begun to burn an
excessive amount of oil.  I don't drive it often as it belongs to my
teenage son but would guess it is consuming about 2.5 quarts every 3,000
miles.  The problem has gradually worsened over the summer.  When I got
this car the PO had replaced the head with a new one and did not torque
the head bolts correctly.  I noticed coolant seeping some 10,000 miles
ago, retorqued the head and have not had a problem till now. 

Could this oil consumption be related to a leaky head gasket?  No oil in
the coolant.  I have no way to check compression but it is a little
harder to start than it used to be (could be glow plugs- haven't checked
but they are only a couple of winters old).

Chuck Carnohan

-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]
On Behalf Of Libbybapa at wmconnect.com
Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 10:10 PM
To: hillsgrove at adelphia.net; vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Poor compression Q's

In a message dated 11/27/05 8:42:29 PM US Mountain Standard Time, 
hillsgrove at adelphia.net writes:


> Blown head gasket between the two cylinders? First thing that came to
mind
> for me.
> 

Sure.  I'd agree.  I was just responding to the comment that rings could
not 
be responsible for a sudden drop in two cylinders.

Andrew
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