I dont think valve seals will cause that kind of burn. I would look for
a low cylinder, or maybe the turbo is dumping oil into the system. How
much blowby do you have?
Luther Gulseth wrote:
How common is it for the valve stem seals to be a major source of oil burn? My
coupe is buring (I'm absolutely positive it's NOT a leak) about 1qt/300mi. The
ground under my car at work (assigned parking-same each day) will only have 2-4
tiny drops of oil, the rear underside, bumper, and backend of my coupe are dry
and clean. While on my SD (I know it's leaking from the turbo return pipe and
braided line) the rear bumper and trunk shows oil splatter. I've read the
manual *.pdf's (05-270, 05-235, and 05-250) and it seems to be an easy job and
the parts are less than $25 from Rusty. Any thoughts on this? TIA all,
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
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