Recent content by bengerman

i'm not concerned about the oil burning. i'm concerned about the dirtiness of the engine. like i said, i am aware of the lack of drain holes in the pistons, and the potential PCV issues that cause oil burning in saturns. i've done an mmo soak as well as mmo in the crankcase. i'm looking for an...

Originally Posted By: rudolphna bobfather is correct, the 1.9L has a design flaw. The piston ring grooves don't have drain holes, so sludge and gunk builds up in there, and it all just goes wrong. Doesn't mean anything's wrong with the engine, just means you should run the cheapest dino you can...

hi all, first time poster over here with the very common "what oil" question. i've got a '95 saturn sl (SOHC) with about 165,xxx on the clock. burns about 1 qt every 1500, depending on conditions. i'm currently running valvoline maxlife full synthetic 5w30 on a 3-5k interval. i'm looking mostly...