Re: Ur-Q oil loss mystery...

[MikeMilr@email.msn.com]

How about the oil is never getting heated up enough to boil out all the
moisture and contaminates when in town. But on the hiway it reaches
"operating" temperature and boils away the moisture, thereby loosing volume
and making it seem like oil consumption.

mike miller
91 200q



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> From: Maxim Gatsuts <maxim@hugo.kiev.ua>
> To: audidudi@delphi.com; quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: Re: Ur-Q oil loss mystery...
> Date: Friday, June 06, 1997 11:11 AM
> 
> Hi!
> 
> >
> >So, why would a car that's not leaking (at least there's never any oil
under
> >it whenever it's parked) suddenly start consuming oil at the rate of
1000
> >miles/qt. on the highway when it consumes oil at less than a third of
that
> >rate in town?  My friend suggested it may have something to do with the
> >turbo seals leaking ... does anyone have any other ideas?
> 
> I am not very familiar with turbomotors but one of the reasons can be
> bad valve seals (rubber things which prevents oil to be suck in the
> cilinders - I do not know how to call them). When you cruising at high
> RPMs for a long time engine sucks more oil then in town and burns this
> oil with gas. My car has the same problem though not so dramatic and I
> am going to change these seals to see what will happen.
> 
> >
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> With best regards
> 
> Maxim
> Kiev, Ukraine
> '85 Audi 80 Quattro