Am I burning oil...

[LinuxRacr]

Well, there is no visible blow by, but it seems that my oil gets mid way down about every 3 weeks. Granted I put about 2-4,000 miles on my car per month, and I have a turbo that adds more heat. I am using Redline 10W30 Fully Synthetic Motor Oil. My exahust is clear. :wtf: I plan on changing my oil today. It has been about 4-5,000 miles since my last one.

 

[20ESGUY]

Have you checked your plugs recently? if you have what'd they look like. Another thing when you change your oil look at the oil pan and oil lines check for residue just incase you're getting blow-out during load conditions, same thing around the turbo and head. If you're not getting any on the plugs or lines, etc you probably have either weeping vavle seals or weak rings.

 

[1sty]

I am haveing similar issues with the damn coolant still, since it gets so cold here my water lines keep cracking. When I turn off the car I can hear the air being pulled but i can't see where it is.

 

[20ESGUY]

I am haveing similar issues with the damn coolant still, since it gets so cold here my water lines keep cracking. When I turn off the car I can hear the air being pulled but i can't see where it is.

Thats an easy one to fix..or at least find. go down to autozone or advance, napa if you have one and pick up some leak detection dye. you dont need much, a small bottle bought the size of white out will do. Pour about half of it in the radiator and drive for a day or so to get it circulating good, then use a black light to check for leaks. When you find the leak it'll glow green so it's fairly easy to detect. If you wanna make it even eaiser on your self pick up a set of UV glasses when you get the die, those make it super easy to pick it up since it blocks out most of the reflections. This will work for you too linux if you find you might be leaking and not burning.