"Jack Benny" <pkline@ltdXspamXcommodities.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 12:22:04 -0500, "Ray O"
> <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote:
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>>
>>"Jack Benny" <pkline@ltdXspamXcommodities.com> wrote in message
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>>> On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 11:11:11 GMT, Scott in Florida
>>> <JustAsk@Florida.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 05:50:09 -0500, Jack Benny
>>>><pkline@ltdXspamXcommodities.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Any ideas? Possibly the crank case ventilation system causing too
>>>>>much pressure?
>>>>
>>>>Maintenance history?
>>>
>>> Religiously regular oil/filter changes every 3mo/3k mi., Castrol
>>> 5w-30.
>>> PCV replaced 2 months ago,
>>> anything specific you want to know?[/color]
>>
>>If the crankcase was developing enough pressure to actually pump oil to
>>the
>>top of the engine, you would see blue smoke or oil leaks.
>>
>>How much oil is being consumed? Up to 1 quart per 1,000 miles is
>>acceptable.
>>
>>Things to check: look for evidence of oil in the coolant or coolant in the
>>oil. If there is coolant in the oil, the oil will look like a milkshake
>>or
>>have swirls that look like a milkshake, and oil in the coolant would float
>>at the top of the radiator or overflow bottle. Oil and coolant mixing is
>>a
>>sign of a head gasket leak.[/color]
>
> Thank you so much for responding.
>
> I will check these things as soon as I can.
>
> I'm not exactly sure how much is being consumed how fast but will
> start monitoring it. It seems like a quart every 2000-2500, so maybe
> that's not such a big problem.
>
> My other cars, both Hondas, don't seem to consume any over the course
> of 3000 or more miles and they're both older with twice the mileage.
>
> In fact, I don't ever remember owning any car, except for an 84 Ford
> Escort, that consumed a qt per 1000.
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If the car is using a quart every 2,000 to 2,500 miles, that is well within
acceptable usage.
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