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  1. 02-20-2009, 06:12 PM #1
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    Default Lost 3 quarts of oil in 1200 miles....

    1995 Miata, pretty much stock. has 91,xxx miles on it. I switched to sythetic(yea my b) after it having conventional most of its life at the last oil change. About 2 weeks ago I checked it, it was a bit low, I added about a quart. Got off the interstate today and it was ticking. Limped it home and found that I had MAYBE 2 quarts of oil in it. I live in an apartment complex so no real way to check for oil spots. Doesnt seem to be leaking from anywhere and the car doesnt smoke. Anyone know where my 3 quarts went?
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    rings bad prob . ur joint is burning oil u just dont notice it my car been doin the same shit


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    The mystery that plagued me till mine broke idk, maybe the motor is just eating it or.... the oilpan is slowly caking it on itself. May as well check.

    But I wouldnt of just changed oil types after all that time of using conventional, now ur motors mad at u

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    Yeah...went back to conventional and added some Lucas oil repair shit that was thick as molasses. Its supposed to slow the burning.
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    I took it out of your car. My honda was running low. Thanks.
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    someone needed it more then you lol
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    Lol, idk, gonna keep an eye on it over the next week or 2. Maybe it was just b-c I swapped to synthetic. We shall see. Hopefully,worst case its a headgasket.
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    yeah you didnt just go from conventional to synthetic did you... because you cant just do that lol... but i hope everything works out for you man..
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    Ummm, maybe lol...yeah....bad idea i've heard....
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    Does that thing have PCV vavle?
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    Quote Originally Posted by X-Runner
    Does that thing have PVC vavle?
    You mean PCV? lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by Motivation
    You mean PCV? lol
    Why you edit my shit when you quote me?
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    Quote Originally Posted by X-Runner
    Why you edit my shit when you quote me?

    lol. repost.
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    stop hitting vtek
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    lol, idk. i just know i lost a shit ton of oil fast and I hate to do this, but if it does it again. im gonna used car dealer some old guy with money and tell him it runs fine and doesnt burn oil and sell this bitch,lol
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    Yes, it has one. Change it, cost $2.50. BECK/ARNLEY Part # 0450253 available at Advance Auto.
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    Thatll dump 3 quarts of oil in a month?lol i'll check in to it. Whats PCV stand for?
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    Quote Originally Posted by FlipKing
    Whats PCV stand for?
    Positive Crankcase Ventilation
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    Yes it will. Lost 4 out of my 454 in 2 weeks due to a bad one. Gets worse the more highway driving you, mine was all highway.
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    well...I do drive back and forth to statesboro. Whats the purpose of the pvc valve? and what makes them go bad?
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    Vents the crankcase (where the oil is) to the intake via a vacuum. They will just stick open when they go bad, normally gummed up from oil or something.
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    Ohhh, well damn, I will def check that tomorrow. Thanks for the advice man. Reps
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    well, reps next time,lol
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    You can also do a compression check. If one of your cylinders is showing low compression, pour some oil down it and re test...if the compression goes up you have a bad piston ring.
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    +1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nismo062
    You can also do a compression check. If one of your cylinders is showing low compression, pour some oil down it and re test...if the compression goes up you have a bad piston ring.
    Planning to do this also, but since the car doesnt smoke at all I think this is probably not it. Thanks though!
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    There is an easier way to check for ring problems.

    If your oil smells like gas, your fucked. If not, your straight lol
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