A member sent me a pm about Kreen, but I haven't heard from him and I'd like to stay active until he has a free moment.
I have an 06 Subaru Tribeca with a boxer engine (3.0 H6 EZ30d) that blows plumes of blue smoke at startup only and is consuming about a quart every 800 miles.
The thread is below:
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/4219872/1
So I tried Kreen by putting 1 pint in the oil and 1 pint in the gas. Kreen has now been in for 1000 miles and the vehicle smokes just as bad as it did in the first place.
However, at about 240 miles in, it stopped smoking completely at startup until the first tank with the Kreen was used up. The second I filled the tank up, the problem came right back.
I can't think for the life of me what might have happened when I stopped using Kreen in the gas...how is possible that the problem came back like the flip of a switch?
Seems to defy common sense. BTW....the consensus is that the problem is far more likely to be rings than valve seals or seats even though it just puffs on startup based upon the boxer engine layout. Remember the cylinders sit sideways.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
I have an 06 Subaru Tribeca with a boxer engine (3.0 H6 EZ30d) that blows plumes of blue smoke at startup only and is consuming about a quart every 800 miles.
The thread is below:
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/4219872/1
So I tried Kreen by putting 1 pint in the oil and 1 pint in the gas. Kreen has now been in for 1000 miles and the vehicle smokes just as bad as it did in the first place.
However, at about 240 miles in, it stopped smoking completely at startup until the first tank with the Kreen was used up. The second I filled the tank up, the problem came right back.
I can't think for the life of me what might have happened when I stopped using Kreen in the gas...how is possible that the problem came back like the flip of a switch?
Seems to defy common sense. BTW....the consensus is that the problem is far more likely to be rings than valve seals or seats even though it just puffs on startup based upon the boxer engine layout. Remember the cylinders sit sideways.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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