So blue smoke could be something other than burning oil? I thought blue smoke always meant burning oil.
Thanks for the suggestions. I will have to try to check the breather and/or install a new one. Brian On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 10:59 AM, tyler <casi...@usermail.com> wrote: > You'd probably be better off with 5w40 Turbo Diesel Truck than 15w50. > > There's a good chance that your oil burning is caused by stuck rings. I > would try to run it hard as often as possible, and keep running Mobil 1 > (hopefully 5w40). The carbon could clean out, and your compression return. > > If your crankcase breather is clogged, it can also cause the blowby gases > to force out past the oil seals, and make the engine blow oil out on the > ground. This could be the cause of your oil loss, and the blue smoke could > be an injection system issue. > > I suppose it is possible for the engine to be just worn out also, with 300k > miles! > > Tyler > > Zoltan Finks wrote: > >> We changed to Mobil 1 15/50 oh, maybe two months and a couple thousand >> miles >> ago, maybe a bit less. >> >> We haven't been driving it very hard I think. My wife probably drives it >> moderately - pushes the pedal as hard as she needs to to get it up hills >> without falling behind. She accelerates with the normal flow of traffic. >> But >> nothing considered hard driving. >> >> Yes, the thing was running too cool since we got it. I changed the >> thermostat, oh, maybe 5 months and 3 - 4 thousand miles ago? Maybe less. >> >> I have to say this is a glimmer of hope. I tend to be fatalistic about our >> cars especially when they have 300k mi. on them. >> >> Not being that mechanically inclined, or at least experienced, I am just >> sick and tired of worrying about our cars. So at this point I am just >> throwing my hands up and saying let's get a newer reliable car and I will >> no >> longer be on worry patrol. >> >> We have been looking at Civics, and lusting after a new Insight. >> >> Now we got advice to look into a new Ford Focus - especially in the >> current >> auto market. >> >> Of course, I also was thinking about fixing the engine and keeping the >> 190, >> because we love it and already own it. And it's a classic (in my mind) and >> drives and handles great and is more classy and unique than some run of >> the >> mill newer car. >> >> Thoughts? >> >> Brian >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090604/b351d546/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
