Bought new 1977 VW Rabbit, valve guides bad at 30,000 miles..it was an embarrassing smoker.
Anyone else never own an oil burning vehicle?
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I also had a bought new 1977 VW Rabbit with bad valve guides from day 1. On trips it used more oil than gas. Dealer said that was normal. They said that using 1 quart in 350 or less miles was "normal"on a new vehicle
. Finally I was able to get VW to replace the head but I had to pay the dealer for the labor, VW supplied the new head. And this was a dealer I bought 3 new cars from already. Last car I bought from them. I can honestly say over the last 45 years my many Fords have been great at not using any measurable amount of oil between OCI's, whether 4, 6 or 8 cylinders. Our current lot of Ford's, all bought new, 1996 Contour, 2L Zetec, 2005 Explorer 4.6l and the 2017 Explorer 2.3L Ecoboost. I've also had various 6 and 8 cylinder F-150's bought new that did not use any measurable amount of oil between 5,000 mi OCI's.None of our Nissans ever burned any oil and a couple were taken to almost 300k. These were all 4 cylinder powered, BTW.
My only significant oil burner was an Isuzu Rodeo with the 3.2l V6. Another Isuzu pickup we had leaked too much oil to ever be able to tell if it burned oil.
My only significant oil burner was an Isuzu Rodeo with the 3.2l V6. Another Isuzu pickup we had leaked too much oil to ever be able to tell if it burned oil.
Technically any ICE is an oil burning vehicle, since that is what the fuel comes from. Diesel even used to be called "Diesel Oil".
The only thing I ever owned that required regular adds was a Vega.
I removed the head and saw the scores in the bores and the cause was obvious.
I put it back together and continued on, buying cheap 10W-40 to use to top it off.
It got to the point that I added oil every so often without even pulling the dipstick.
Did need to clean the plugs pretty often since they would get oil fouled more often than one would have liked.
I removed the head and saw the scores in the bores and the cause was obvious.
I put it back together and continued on, buying cheap 10W-40 to use to top it off.
It got to the point that I added oil every so often without even pulling the dipstick.
Did need to clean the plugs pretty often since they would get oil fouled more often than one would have liked.
Only vehicle I ever had that started burning oil was my 2003 Tribute V-6. At about 180k miles it started using more and more oil and got up to about a quart in 1500 miles from EGR valve and intake manifold problems that finally broke the crank.
I've had several:
1. A 1993 Chrysler Fifth avenue. Used a quart every 1500 miles from new. Get rid of it at 68K when the transmission went out and apparently could not be repaired properly under 7/70 warranty.
2. My first car, a 1968 Mercury Montego convertible. Used about a quart every 1500 miles. Liked the car, so had the valve seals redone. Was fine after.
3. My college car was a 1979 Ford LTD. It consumed about 2 quarts per tank of gas. Dealt with it by buying cheap oils by the case. Didn't even bother taking them out of the trunk. It made it through college graduation. It had 80K on it at dismissal.
4. I had a 2000 Ford Taurus that started using a quart every 2-3K at about 200K. No big deal. Topped it off with some 10w30 that I had handy in my stash from prior endeavors.
5. Same thing as #4 with the Ranger in my signature. Top it off with whatever is handy and keep motoring.
1. A 1993 Chrysler Fifth avenue. Used a quart every 1500 miles from new. Get rid of it at 68K when the transmission went out and apparently could not be repaired properly under 7/70 warranty.
2. My first car, a 1968 Mercury Montego convertible. Used about a quart every 1500 miles. Liked the car, so had the valve seals redone. Was fine after.
3. My college car was a 1979 Ford LTD. It consumed about 2 quarts per tank of gas. Dealt with it by buying cheap oils by the case. Didn't even bother taking them out of the trunk. It made it through college graduation. It had 80K on it at dismissal.
4. I had a 2000 Ford Taurus that started using a quart every 2-3K at about 200K. No big deal. Topped it off with some 10w30 that I had handy in my stash from prior endeavors.
5. Same thing as #4 with the Ranger in my signature. Top it off with whatever is handy and keep motoring.
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