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    Quote Originally Posted by green91
    Ive had several motors apart that were consuming oil and had great compression test results. And on pretty much every one the oil control rings were seized.
    x2. Oil ring is prolly seized to the piston. Just had an engine with the same syptoms that had a nearly perfect comp test.
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    Quote Originally Posted by QWK D16
    x2. Oil ring is prolly seized to the piston. Just had an engine with the same syptoms that had a nearly perfect comp test.
    reason being is that under light load its fine but when you builb more compression under heavy load that is where you get blow by...


    Motor is fine just needs new rings

    pop them outquick hone/clean and your good to go..get OEM for that car too, those aftermarket Cheap O 's are GARBAGE!!!

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