Recent content by PLANAR'tor

I've reduced the STP Super Concentrated Fuel Injector Cleaner to the recommended usage frequency which is pretty much with every oil change before the oil change. Oil + MOA remains the same. I've recently done the 10K Seafoam SS14 valve cleaning maintenance. Currently, the car does not burn any...

UPDATE: Still have the car, with a recent oil change the car has gone 3000 miles without burning a single drop of oil. Oil + MOA was filled to the F mark. After 3000 miles the oil level is still at the F mark. Only change is that I am using Quaker State® High Mileage Full Synthetic 5w-30 instead...

Reviving the thread from the dead... haha. I bought the car used and noticed that it burned oil at a rate that is not acceptable. It burned a qt of oil every 300 miles. That was not normal. I started doing research and found out that the Theta II GDI engines suffer from oil burning issues and...

I toned it down. I don't do it anymore at every fill up. I use STP Super Concentrated Fuel Injector Cleaner now usually every other fill up. I usually get the value pack. Not a bad deal for $3 per bottle.

It was a simple lager. I forgot what it was. :LOL:

Sure. :D

None. I do have a bottle of MMO unopened though. :D

Pretty much this. My intent was to consolidate research from different forum threads and provide a possible solution via my process. I agree with your sentiment.

Hope it was helpful. :D

Yeah, my plan was to share my experience and fix with everybody so they can at least have a chance to possibly save on an expensive engine tear down. I was frustrated that a car with 103,000 miles on the ODO was burning so much oil and it was hard to find a solution in one place. By no means I...

The only recommendation after the B-12 soak and removal from the combustion chamber is to follow it up with Kreen and if not available MMO to restore some lubricity and seal the piston rings from the top. That's what I did and the engine had no issues starting back up, but I did crank the engine...

If Kreen is unavailable for post B-12 soak, then I would have to use MMO and NOT MOA, anything appropriate to lubricate the piston walls for cranking. I made a mistake here with abbreviations. Also, in addition to the fourth step, add your favorite PEA based cleaner on every fill up.

If I could only pick one procedure to go with to fix stuck piston rings I would go with the fourth FIX attempt. However, I cannot confidently say that only the fourth attempt was the definite fix. It might have been a compounding effect from previous attempts and highway driving and the last...

This is my first post here so hello everyone. Little about me: I'm a wrencher who likes to DIY to save money and to have a peace of mind that the job will get done right. I can do most of the combustion engine car maintenance, save for taking the engine out. I do not have the garage space for...