Bump for a photo update.
This is as of today, having just drained the 2nd fill of VRP. Drained when OLM said 60% life remaining. I refilled (3rd go) VRP 5w30 in my van. I decided to try the Baldwin B7318 after all since it’s I’m running such short filter intervals.
The M1-110 I removed will get posted to C&P once it wicks a bit. I expect there’s nothing to see.
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As you can see, the thick varnish is almost completely removed from the top of the rocker arm now. Only the side of the arm which sees almost no oil has much of a varnish left on it.
The engine is running better than it has in recent years. While there’s no consumption problem to solve, I’m pleased that I can see essentially zero consumption after 214k miles.