High oil consumption with 60k miles
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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 M1 5W-30 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 M1 5W-30 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 M1 5W-30 gets.
Merk, remember our chat about you being a respected member here and not trolling the new members?
So what? If Mobil1 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 M1 5W-30 gets.
Merk, remember our chat about you being a respected member here and not trolling the new members?
So what? If Mobil1 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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