how much oil does your engine eat up?
12-19-05, 04:53 PM
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how much oil does your engine eat up?
Doing the pre-tests to see if my engine qualifies for turbo...
I'm estimating my oil consumption to be around 1 quart between oil changes...
I also noticed that it consumes at a faster rate when the oil is new... as the oil gets a little older... it doesn't consume it as fast.
I have no oil leaks... the engine feels like it runs strong
but man i'm just worried about the oil consumption
12-19-05, 05:01 PM
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I diont thnk one quart is an awful lot but the real way to know is to check the cylinders themselves.
Do a compression test on each one at a minimum.
If you really want to check it out do a leak down test on each one as well.
12-19-05, 05:13 PM
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I was losing about half a quart before the next oil change. Just a small rear-main seal leak.
12-19-05, 08:26 PM
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okay... looks like i'll do leakdown test...
correct me if i'm wrong... but since a leakdown test will do more... a compression test won't be necessary?
and how much should I expect to pay for a leakdown test... and can I do it myself?
12-20-05, 07:12 AM
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Yes if You do a leakdown test the compression test will not be Necessary The leakdown will probably run you a couple ***** of labors
12-20-05, 08:03 AM
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okay... thanks guys... if all goes well... i'll be posting my NA-T thread
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