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| iankarr |
 Jun 30 2016, 07:34 PM
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The wrencher formerly known as Cuddy_K  Group: Members Posts: 2,481 Joined: 22-May 15 From: Heber City, UT Member No.: 18,749 Region Association: Intermountain Region 
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Hi Guys,
I'm needing to add a quart every hundred miles or so. No puddles under the car in the garage and no blue smoke or oil smell when driving. The front oil pump cover does seem to be wet but not dripping and it looks like a small leak coming from above the pushrod tubes towards the back of the engine is getting oil on the tin above the heat exchanger. But nothing major. Whaddaya think? |
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| green914 |
Jun 30 2016, 08:04 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,467 Joined: 29-March 11 From: Sacramento, California Member No.: 12,874 Region Association: Northern California |
A quart every 100 miles would be leaving a noticeable trail under the car if it is just being lost from leakage. Might be a combination of leakage and burning some oil. Have you done a compression test?
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| SirAndy |
Jun 30 2016, 08:23 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,679 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(cuddyk @ Jun 30 2016, 06:34 PM)  I'm needing to add a quart every hundred miles or so. Whaddaya think? 1000 mile road trip plus 2 autocross events and no refill needed. Didn't even leave a dent on my dipstick. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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| r_towle |
Jun 30 2016, 08:24 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,591 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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How many miles on the motor?
How is your head venting system setup? How is your case venting setup? By setup I mean where is the oil going from those two venting systems? |
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| Coondog |
Jun 30 2016, 08:38 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,089 Joined: 24-September 15 From: Apple Valley Calif Member No.: 19,195 Region Association: Southern California
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151,000 on a 1.8, does not burn a drop of oil between 3,000 mile oil changes. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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| BeemerSteve |
Jun 30 2016, 09:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 239 Joined: 2-September 15 From: Van Zandt, Wa Member No.: 19,123 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Not even a half quart between oil changes every 3k
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| Mark Henry |
Jun 30 2016, 10:01 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
Half quart every oil change is damn near perfect, full quart is acceptable for T4.
A quart every 100 miles is called fogging for mosquitoes. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Your rings and/or valve guides are shot, or you have a serious venting issue. |
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| Tom_T |
Jul 1 2016, 10:36 AM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) ....with Mr. Henry & others
IIRC the owner's manual said up to 1 Qt per 800 miles is acceptable, but you're well beyond that, & it's going somewhere(s) you're not finding yet. I see it's a McMark 2056 build, so why not call him for whatever needs done on it? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Otherwise Tangerine is close to NY. Good Luck! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
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| iankarr |
Jul 1 2016, 08:22 PM
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The wrencher formerly known as Cuddy_K Group: Members Posts: 2,481 Joined: 22-May 15 From: Heber City, UT Member No.: 18,749 Region Association: Intermountain Region
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Thanks guys. Yeah, seemed really high to me too. Haven't don't a compression test but I will. Yes it's a mcmark 2056 from 8 or so years and 10k miles ago. As for venting, the hose from the oil tower goes into a baffled breather can, which is basically empty.
There is a thin layer of dirty oil fuzz on the bottom of the tranz and shift rod. I'm thinking that maybe the oil cover behind the fan has a decent leak which really only shows up under pressure. The fuzz may be caused by the oil being slung backwards at speed. That and maybe burning a bit, but the car doesn't have that unmistakable oil smell. Really strange. Yes, I'm close to Chris's place and will def take it there if I can't figure this out. Will also ask Mark. |
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