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Jun 14, 2012 | 12:47 PM

94_DC

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oil in cylinders

94 del sol with LS swap. Has new valve cover gasket and new tube seals. Car bogs before 3k then opens up. have no idea what else could cause this...

Jun 14, 2012 | 12:53 PM

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Re: oil in cylinders

Rings. Compression test it. Timing. Check mechanical and ignition. Tune up. Do one if you haven't.

Jun 14, 2012 | 02:55 PM

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Re: oil in cylinders

I would say timing also

Jun 14, 2012 | 04:02 PM

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Re: oil in cylinders

Yeah, compression test. Dry and wet. This will tell you if you have bad rings.

Jun 14, 2012 | 04:18 PM

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Re: oil in cylinders

if the compression comes out fine then its the valve seals

Jun 14, 2012 | 06:10 PM

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Re: oil in cylinders

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if the compression comes out fine then its the valve seals

mostly true... do a leakdown also if compression is good

Jun 15, 2012 | 12:16 PM

94_DC

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Re: oil in cylinders

Ill do a comp test but since there is oil going into the cylinders im sure it will be high anyways. I got a spare head thats good laying around ill swap that out and see if its the prob.

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