just wanted to ask around to see who is burnin a little oil, ive noticed today that i was about 1/4 qt. low than about a week or two ago.... but i have put a LOT of miles on it lately, almost a thousand in the past week and 1/2.... does this seem normal to you guys?

 

I have a 00 EM1 thats boosted and I also burn some oil which varies depending on how much you drive I wouldnt worry about it unless it starts to burn alot.

 

what kind of oil do you use?

 

I don't burn any oil and I run 10w-30.

 

I use Mobil 1 synthetic 15w-50 (the new forumla for turbo and supercharged applications). Also, on the crankcase im running a dump tube instead of the breather valve in case of too much pressure built up, n i noticed a little bit of oil at the end of the tube under the car. I think thats mainly why im a little lower than when i started, maybe i am burning a little but not enough to be concerned...

 

I'm burnin a little bit, only when a I put a lot of miles on it, mobil 1 syn 10-30...

 

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Mine does this as well.

 

Don't burn any oil here. Only oil lost is oil vapors from the oil seperator box and the valve cover, both which I have a clear tube running to the ground so I can see them.

 

my 99 si did also
but that was due to broken ringlands
b16's have weak ringlands

 

How much power was your b16 pushing before they went?

 

I have broken ring lands and a leaky turbo too so I use a tiny bit of oil. About a quart every 150 miles or so. no big deal shes been smoking badly for about 10,000 miles but i refuse to turn the boost down...you don't wanna race me because you wont be able to see when I win BWAAHAHAHAHAHA

 

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bwahahahaha

 

damnn...iam burning oil real bad does this mean my ring's are gone?

 

how will i know if my ringlands are fried? whats the easiest way to check?

 

compression is one way to check. but you shouldn't have any oil drops from valve cover breather, thats what happen to my stock block, first oil drops, then smoke and cyl #3 went. 15w50 would be great during summer, 5w40 or 5w50 should offer more protection during startup during winter

i'm running 5w40 shell synthetic for right now.

 

yeah, im getting kind of worried, i think im gonna take it for a compression test this week. Its not really a valve cover breather, its just a tube running to under the car in case too much pressure, if it was just a breather then i doubt any oil could escape...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tchleung &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">How much power was your b16 pushing before they went?</TD></TR></TABLE>

right around 300whp
lasted for about 3 months then started using about 2qt of oil a week