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Old 08-22-2012, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by 96 prtege
its going threw about half a liter every 100 miles i just dont understand this?
That's a lot. If it's not leaking, it's burning. You could have bad valve seals or worn piston rings. Compression test (dry and wet) may verify this.
If you had a catch can you would be emptying it a lot!
 
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Old 08-22-2012, 09:14 AM
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yea i just didnt wanna do the rebuild on it aint got the time to change piston rings valve seal an rod bearing i have all those parts sitting in the car brand new not even open them yet bc i know its alot of work
 
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Old 08-22-2012, 12:33 PM
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How much smoke/air comes out of the oil filler hole when you take the cap off with the engine running?
 
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Old 08-22-2012, 01:29 PM
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no oil visable
while its idle only when driving the car
 
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Old 08-22-2012, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by MazdaTirol
How much smoke/air comes out of the oil filler hole when you take the cap off with the engine running?
This is being asked as to determine the amount of blowby into the crankcase.
 
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Old 08-22-2012, 02:55 PM
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when idleing or when i mess with the throttle?
 
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Old 08-22-2012, 03:30 PM
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Just idle should be fine, this gives you an idea how bad the rings are, if your getting ALOT of smoke/air (blowby) your rings have pretty much had it. Do this on a warm engine and not a cold one though, cold pistons leak much more than hot ones.
 
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