oil consumption / valves / guides & seals
#1
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OK. Head is off my 86 951. valve guide seals are shot, exhaust guides are worn out of spec. Can this and this alone cause excessive oil consumption (as in 1 quart in 400 miles)
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#3
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Well that and bad turbo seals. I have a completely rebuilt head on my car and it consumes a lot of oil when on boost all the time (track). Definately the seals. But, I don't really care at the moment. As long as I can get 3 more years of DEs before school is done I am straight. I might rebuild the turbo in between. Not sure. I am stuck in the rebuild k26/step up to larger turbo thing. Hmmmm. Do I want to class it in PCA or say the hell with it and run just DEs. And so it plays out with another person.....
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Yes!
I had a similar problem with my '87 NA. Valve guides were worn in an oval shape. New guides were about $4.00 each.
After the head was repaired my oli consumption dropped to almost zero.
This is also a good time to replace the oil filler/mist seperator O-Rings. Leaks here will also contribute to high oil consumption.
I had a similar problem with my '87 NA. Valve guides were worn in an oval shape. New guides were about $4.00 each.
After the head was repaired my oli consumption dropped to almost zero.
This is also a good time to replace the oil filler/mist seperator O-Rings. Leaks here will also contribute to high oil consumption.