I rarely go into this forum im mostly in the eG forum. Well i searched and most of what i searched when i select it, it comes up as an error, that i dont know why. so dont get your flame-on.

Well my cousin purchsed a 97 lude w/ 95K and it look normal from the outside but after driving for a several months he notices that there was a significant amount of engine oil burned, he added probably 2 quarts a week to a week and a half. My brother in-law is a mechanic for Infiniti Dealership and he basically took the engine out and rebuilt it with everything rings, seals, gaskets, resurfacing and everything else. ohh and cleaned it pretty damn well.
now theres still oil burning about half a quart a week. Is this normal for you lude owners? Thanks.

 

If its a rebuilt motor, you really shouldn't be burning any oil at all. Do a compression and a leakdown if you have the means to. The compression tester tool is $25 at pepboys. How much oil you burn also depends on your personal driving style. How many miles are on your motor now?

your motor may burn some oil if you are still in the break in period for your motor.

 

we rebuilt it at 107K and now theres 108K. we're gonna drive it for a week more before handing it back to him to see if theres any more significant oil lost.

 

My old 97 Prelude did the same thing. It burned a ton of oil, so I had the rings replaced. Afterwards it still burned oil. Ended up trading it in.

 

did he do the valve seals?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 98lude-t &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">did he do the valve seals?</TD></TR></TABLE>

and guides? also... how was the engine broken in?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by da935oul &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">we rebuilt it at 107K and now theres 108K. we're gonna drive it for a week more before handing it back to him to see if theres any more significant oil lost.</TD></TR></TABLE>

So only 1k on the new motor? Give it a little more time if theres only ~1k miles on the motor... oil burning should decrease. Do a compression and leakdown at like... 2000mi, by then you may not even have anymore oil burning....

 

ha, i rebuilt my motor and it stopped burning oil after about 30 minutes.... <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PrecisionH23a &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

also... how was the engine broken in?</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

i have a 97 and i change my valve and cam seals and it stoped.

 

thanks guys, we changed everything so practically its like a brand new engine. we drove it under 4k rpm. but we'll give it some more time and do the test. thanks.