I don't know, but I have a 1998 Mitsubishi Montero Sport with identical symptoms. I figure it's a vast right-wing conspiracy led by OPEC and Bin Laden.
Tom C. >From: Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >Subject: OT: car mystery, Volvo >Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 16:35:30 -0400 > >We seem to have some people here who are pretty well informed about >cars. Let me describe the mystery I am trying to solve. I have a >1991 Volvo 940 Turbo wagon that I really love. Has always been a >very comfortable and civilized ride. > >Oil is disappearing from the crankcase at the rate of about a quart a >month. It isn't leaking out anywhere since there is no oil on the >carport where I park it. It doesn't smoke or smell of burning oil >from the exhaust pipe when running, and it runs great. I thought >maybe it was time for a ring job, but I had my mechanic run a >compression check and it's just fine. He suggested maybe the PCV >valve was faulty, so I had him replace that, but it made no >difference. I'm just completely stumped on where this oil is going, >and so are both of the mechanics who do work for me. One suggested >putting in some Lucas oil stabilizer in place of a quart of oil, and >I tried that but it made no difference. It's a nuisance to have to >put in a quart of oil a month. > >Any suggestions? > >Bob > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
