[Vwdiesel] burning 1 qt per 50 miles? Grrrr..

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/5/2011 10:05:20 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
william at taygan.com writes:

> I'm thinking either a ring is broken and/or rings didn't set and the
> cylinders glazed.
> 
> 

  BTDT.  GOOD local shop did two blocks for me.  First one got assembled 
and every 10K to 15K miles I'd start it and bury it and the house in a 
white 
cloud of smoke!  Wasn't using a lot but sure burned it at startup.  Thought 
it 
was valve stem seals or turbo.  Nope and nope so talked to several 
machinists 
after it was due for the 3rd set of rings with about 25K on it.  (still had 
the Total 
Seal second rings.)  Thanks to TS, we deduced it was too fine of a honing 
job, 
not holding enough oil and wearing the rings down.  I got the RA specs from 

them, got a real world desctiption of what it should look like from a 
machinist 
friend (shold be about like the brushed aluminum slidey thing on a 3 1/2 
floppy).
Re-honed the partly assembled engine, tore down the Jetta's and re-honed it 

and both are happy a good 50K later.  Just a basic KD or Sears 3-stone hone 

with oil.  Wash the cylinders with soap and water a couple times, rinse and 
wipe 
down with just enough oil to prevent rust.
    Loren