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Posted by ajs91CHPcoupe (Member # 10217) on :
 
the car seems to only burn oil when i start the car up after sitting anywhere from 30 mins to a few hours. when it sits overnight most of the time it doesnt. it may burn just a little bit of oil in the high rpms (5k) but not sure. i put one qt of oil every 700 miles or so. could it just be worn out rings, or something else that i could check?
 
Posted by getjobdone (Member # 4666) on :
 
it could be bad valve guide seals if it seems to burn oil only on startup; i doubt its rings if only on startup
 
Posted by JohnB (Member # 969) on :
 
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Originally posted by getjobdone:
it could be bad valve guide seals if it seems to burn oil only on startup; i doubt its rings if only on startup
+1. Could be the guides as well.
 
Posted by stangin' (Member # 514) on :
 
just curious, but how do you determine that it burns oil only on start up?
 
Posted by JohnB (Member # 969) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by stangin':
just curious, but how do you determine that it burns oil only on start up?
Grey/white puffs of smoke on cold start.
 
Posted by stangin' (Member # 514) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by JohnB:
quote:
Originally posted by stangin':
just curious, but how do you determine that it burns oil only on start up?
Grey/white puffs of smoke on cold start.
thanks john. my car burns a qt. every 1000-1500miles, should i be concern? no smoke on start up.
 
Posted by turbo50 (Member # 6700) on :
 
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Originally posted by stangin':
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Originally posted by JohnB:
quote:
Originally posted by stangin':
just curious, but how do you determine that it burns oil only on start up?
Grey/white puffs of smoke on cold start.
thanks john. my car burns a qt. every 1000-1500miles, should i be concern? no smoke on start up.
Sounds like a 5.0 to me lol
 
Posted by JohnB (Member # 969) on :
 
I wouldn't sweat it. Typical 5.0 [Big Grin]
 
Posted by sydewayzLX50 (Member # 10217) on :
 
so the problem could be in the top end? that would be great im on a limited budget it would be better for me to put new heads and cam instead of having the entire block rebuilt. but is it worth the risk?
 
Posted by JohnB (Member # 969) on :
 
You've checked the obvious, right? No external leaks...
 
Posted by sydewayzLX50 (Member # 10217) on :
 
none that im aware of
 
Posted by jaejae (Member # 7958) on :
 
i was having that problem..when i pulled my heads off i could see that oil was getting past the seals in the head and what not..combustion chamber oily an shit..slap some heads and a cam in [patriot]
 
Posted by sydewayzLX50 (Member # 10217) on :
 
fo sho thats the plan [Smile]
 
Posted by Duncan Motors (Member # 7045) on :
 
silly gooses lol! the oil was gettin past the rings on jays jays motor. no matter what the heads gotta come off, so check it out and post some pics.
 
Posted by jaejae (Member # 7958) on :
 
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Originally posted by Duncan Motors:
silly gooses lol! the oil was gettin past the rings on jays jays motor. no matter what the heads gotta come off, so check it out and post some pics.
getting past the rings and the oil seals still running alot of fools [Whoo Whooooo!] [burnout] [worship]
 
Posted by sydewayzLX50 (Member # 10217) on :
 
ok no problem short blocks are pretty cheap anywayz, once i got the heads off it wouldnt be a lot more work to pull the block, ill check it out

[ August 22, 2010, 04:27 PM: Message edited by: sydewayzLX50 ]
 




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