High oil consumption with 60k miles
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Originally Posted By: clinebarger
Originally Posted By: WobblyElvis
The advice above about cleaning the engine with some liquid poured in through the spark plugs holes may be a good idea but let the engine cool first. You don't want to crack a piston.
The procedure works best with warm pistons & rings....There is no danger of cracking a piston!
It's probably not a great idea to pull the sparkplugs out of a hot engine, especially with aluminum heads.
Originally Posted By: WobblyElvis
The advice above about cleaning the engine with some liquid poured in through the spark plugs holes may be a good idea but let the engine cool first. You don't want to crack a piston.
The procedure works best with warm pistons & rings....There is no danger of cracking a piston!
It's probably not a great idea to pull the sparkplugs out of a hot engine, especially with aluminum heads.
The crankcase ventilation system is what is messed up on Cadillacs of that era. GM knows about it and a TSB was issued. Search: Oil burning Cadillac
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Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
Try a different oil. You're new so you probably don't know about all the complaints that Mobil 1 5w30 gets.
Merk, remember our chat about you being a respected member here and not trolling the new members?
Try a different oil. You're new so you probably don't know about all the complaints that Mobil 1 5w30 gets.
Merk, remember our chat about you being a respected member here and not trolling the new members?
Originally Posted By: Garak
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
Try a different oil. You're new so you probably don't know about all the complaints that Mobil 1 5w30 gets.
Merk, remember our chat about you being a respected member here and not trolling the new members?
So what? If Mobil 1 contributes to an oil consumption...there are still plenty of other brands wich someone can try out...
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
Try a different oil. You're new so you probably don't know about all the complaints that Mobil 1 5w30 gets.
Merk, remember our chat about you being a respected member here and not trolling the new members?
So what? If Mobil 1 contributes to an oil consumption...there are still plenty of other brands wich someone can try out...
Originally Posted By: Garak
Merk, remember our chat about you being a respected member here and not trolling the new members?
I wasn't trolling that time Garak. I was being informative.
Merk, remember our chat about you being a respected member here and not trolling the new members?
I wasn't trolling that time Garak. I was being informative.
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