I'm burning oil. There is a whole bunch of oil around the end of the spark plug wires by the valve cover; they are covered and dripping with oil when I pull them out. Leak down was 13%, 10%, 13%, and 7%. Oil is squeaking by the valve stem seals maybe? Any other possibilities?

I'm putting in maybe 4-5 qts between oil changes. I also smell burning everytime I go above 6k in 2nd gear and up.

There's a track event coming up that I want to attend, but I need to know if the car can handle it (3 mi track, buttonwillow) assuming I keep her topped off with oil?

Track it? Fix it first? How to fix it? Thoughts? Ideas? Suggestions? Thanks.

 

With that amount of consumption between changes I would at least determine why first and then go from there. Could be quite a bit of things wrong. Play it safe, no need to blow up the car for something silly. The amount of money for a rebuild could purchase many more track days.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SoCal ITR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Track it? Fix it first? How to fix it? Thoughts? Ideas? Suggestions? Thanks.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thought you knew enough around you to not post on here?! (dont think I forgot that quote)

Thats a bish load of oil homey. Check your PCV valve first. If not your PCV valve, cancel that event and get ready for a rebuild.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SoCal ITR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Leak down was 13%, 10%, 13%, and 7%. Oil is squeaking by the valve stem seals maybe? Any other possibilities?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Dude! That's not good at all.
Have you done a valve adjustment in the last year or so?

 

This sounds like a different problem than a lot of people have with their ITRs. I don't think most people have oil gathering around the spark plug wires. Sounds like it could be serious.

 

As I have suggested before, oil around the spark plug wires could mean that your spark plug seals have failed and you need new ones. I would try replacing them and seeing what happens. They are cheap anyways.

That is not going to solve your oil burning problem though But if it fixes the oil around your plugs than you might get some HP back.

 

... nevermind. Was thinking of Lloyd!
Good luck with it whatever it is!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by migs &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Thought you knew enough around you to not post on here?! (dont think I forgot that quote)

Thats a bish load of oil homey. Check your PCV valve first. If not your PCV valve, cancel that event and get ready for a rebuild.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Two things... I have no idea what you're talking about in the first part and two, hmm...

Any other opinions?

 

The PCV valve is the red peice on your intake manifold near your head and fuel injectors. It has a grey hose connecting it to the top of the intake manifold.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SoCal ITR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Leak down was 13%, 10%, 13%, and 7%.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I don't know why, but that just doesn't sound like good numbers. I thought the ideal range was around 1% to 5%. Did you back up these numbers by doing a compression test?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Haleiwa-Brando &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

I don't know why, but that just doesn't sound like good numbers. I thought the ideal range was around 1% to 5%. Did you back up these numbers by doing a compression test?</TD></TR></TABLE>

From what I hear, 3-7% is normal for new cars.. don't know about ones with 90k+ including dragging, autoX and road racing..?