Jim, Typically until the new rings break in a little, they will allow a little oil to enter the combustion chamber (which then heads out the tailpipe w/ the combustion gasses). I doubt however that 1 new ring set with a bit more blow-by is going to cause THAT much oil consumption. You have a problem somewhere, likely valve seals and/or the other 3 cylinders which are running on the original rings. Of course there are other possibilities, head gasket etc. If your looking for opinions, I'd say don't bother pissing away 1qt of Mobil-1 every 1k miles unless you find/repair the problem. Use an inexpensive dino oil, get yourself to 200k and do a proper rebuild at that time. Many cars go 200k and never see a synthetic. I had a Subaru that went 275k before I sold it and it never saw anything better than $1/qt dino oil and fram filters every 3-4k miles. Just my $0.02.
Steve Hauptmann South Carolina 87 GTI 8v, 225k mi w/ Mobil-1 15/50 for last 200k 91 200 20v, 174k mi w/ Mobil-1 15/50 for last 75k From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 9:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [a2-16v-list] Oil Loss and Cost Replacement I've been real good to my Gli with plenty of Mobil 1 and VW Oil Filters since I got the car in 1998. I recall losing about a quart (no external leaks) every thousand miles or so. I recently had the rings replaced in one cylinder and a rebuilt head. I'm now losing a quart of oil more frequently. The engine/car has 167K miles on it and intend to take it to 200K. Based on the frequent loss and cost of a case of Mobil 1, would you folks still justify pouring a quart of Mobil 1 in every two weeks? I was tinkering with the idea of going to a cheaper synthetic blend. I'm glad I do not have this issue with the Corrado and the Redline Oil :) Thanks, Jim 91 Jetta Gli, 90 Corrado G60, 84 Rabbit Gti Callaway Project, 89 Honda Hawk NT650 http://members.aol.com/jlpawlicki _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list For list archives, see listinfo link above.
