A few weeks ago I checked my oil. It was mad low. I had to add 2 qts (HOLY HELL) so today I checked it again. No even registering on the dip stick. I looked under the car and no leaks. It leaves no spots where I park. I noticed on the right valve cover its real wet. Could it be leaking from the valve cover gasket on to my manifold and burning off? I think its a good possiblity, but thats a lot of oil to be burning off. Surely i'd notice that. I feel no power loss, then again I haven't had the car long so if it had a power loss to begin with.

I'm thinking my rings may be bad and i'm burning oil. I'll run a compression test and that should tell me right? Any thoughts from anyone? I was selling the car because I was going to Germany. However, I may not be going so I might keep the car. Looks like a rebuild in the near future if I stay here. I have had lots of people e-mail me about it. Maybe I should just go ahead and let it go and buy another.

So input would be nice. What would you guys do?

burning oil with produce blue smoke from the exhast and a signature smell.

if you car is leaking oil onto the manifold then there would be smoke coming from the engine area and a smell.


-Borsty

Borsty wrote:burning oil with produce blue smoke from the exhast and a signature smell.

if you car is leaking oil onto the manifold then there would be smoke coming from the engine area and a smell.

Yea I thought the same thing. I know my rings are bad REAL bad. I just wanted hope that it could be something else.

probably not unless you cars temperature isnt high enough (should be 180F) then that would cause the rings to not properly seal but unless its constantly at 100F or something it shouldnt burn oil that bad even if that was the case.


try using 20w-50


-Borsty

Definitely start with a compression check!! Post the numbers up when you get them too.




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