How does a modern 5w30 compare to a 1990s 10w30
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My worst case was 300 on a roadtrip which prompted me to start trying to fix it. Driving around town was closer to 600 miles a quart. I tried a bunch of various additives like MMO, BGR etc and it kind of hovered around 1K when Valvoline Restore and Protect went in.It wasn't 1 quart in 1000 miles?
Edit: I just noticed you linked my original post. I mentioned the 300 mile trip there. I had to make an emergency pitstop at a walmart to pick up some 5W30.
Berryman B-12 pistons soak is the real deal for heavy oil burners. It's very popular among VAG people.
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If there is a scored cylinder, so be it. We'll run it while we can and there is a good chance it will survive until the rebuild anyway, since it gets driven about 1000-1250 miles per year, which is why Valvoline Restore and Protect is not going to do so much as it takes 4 years to do a normal 5K on the oil. We'll have to get a bore scope and look down there to see if there is any scoring. You would think if the scoring is actively worsening, the consumption would increase but it is not--yet anyway.
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FWIW, what I've done is simply buy a stock longblock or shortblock, though in your case, since it's not modded, a longblock probably makes the most sense. Take a weekend, swap it out, don't have to fart around with a rebuild. The stock parts are very good, particularly the earlier engines with the forged internals (which you don't have, being a '92, it will have the hypereutectic slugs). Just keep an eye out for a low mileage one and snap it up.
Don't waste your time. He clearly wants to just dump random chemicals in it and flex that money is no object. Complete waste of a thread.
One quart per 300 miles? I can top that. My former 2001 Volvo V70XC blew a seal in the mountains of West Virginia running hot and loaded to the gunnels. It went through four quarts in under fifty miles before I realized that there was a problem. After topping it up it went through another three quarts in thirty miles. Not that it matters, but this was Mobil 1 0w-40.
Have you considered rebuilding the engine?
Lol.
If you read the whole thread you would find your answer.
Close. I think the typical stroker kit for the 5.0 is to 347 cid.
So that vertical scoring was from a cracked ring?
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IF I remember correctly, and it's been a while, it was a broken ring.
Just needs some Valvoline Restore and Protect, B12, and 93 Top Tier and it will magically fill in the wear.
The PCV screen I took out in Oct 2023.
No idea how long the old screen was in the car. The seller did not have maintenance records.
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Just pulled the new screen out and what a bear getting at it down the back of the engine nearly jammed against the firewall. Here is the new screen after 2815 miles (and about 10 quarts out the tailpipe):
No idea how long the old screen was in the car. The seller did not have maintenance records.
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Just pulled the new screen out and what a bear getting at it down the back of the engine nearly jammed against the firewall. Here is the new screen after 2815 miles (and about 10 quarts out the tailpipe):
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Um, SL? More like SF I think without checking....
Later it was SH, and then SJ came out in the late 90's featuring the initial gen of standardized hydrocracked base oils....
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Just for kicks I'll add this photo. I know this is a shielded area but with 156,000 miles you would expect some crud down that filler hole, no? These are original valve covers and I have no idea if the guy ever pulled them.
