Anyone else check their oil regulary?
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i do have all the stock parts. but it would be a amajor pain in the ass to put it all back together.
I changed my plugs about a week ago and they were black as s***. They were all black, but i just thought that meant it was running really rich.
So if my spark plugs are black, does this mean my oil rings are bad? Are they easy to replace? My back bumper is not covered in black, but my tail pipe has lots and and i mean lots of black soot. I thought it was just because it was running rich however.
There is no oil leaking anywhere i checked. I had the dealer change the oil the first time so I dont know if the filter is good and tight. Where would the oil be leaking from other than the pan drain and the filter? I dont see any around the turbo or anything.
If i ran without oil for a bit, could this have messed up my turbo seals so, later on, i would have this problem?
SO my spark plugs were black, there is a lot of soot on my exhaust pipe, i was running increased boost, and i can smell oil sometimes, what could this mean?
--Bryan
I changed my plugs about a week ago and they were black as s***. They were all black, but i just thought that meant it was running really rich.
So if my spark plugs are black, does this mean my oil rings are bad? Are they easy to replace? My back bumper is not covered in black, but my tail pipe has lots and and i mean lots of black soot. I thought it was just because it was running rich however.
There is no oil leaking anywhere i checked. I had the dealer change the oil the first time so I dont know if the filter is good and tight. Where would the oil be leaking from other than the pan drain and the filter? I dont see any around the turbo or anything.
If i ran without oil for a bit, could this have messed up my turbo seals so, later on, i would have this problem?
SO my spark plugs were black, there is a lot of soot on my exhaust pipe, i was running increased boost, and i can smell oil sometimes, what could this mean?
--Bryan
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I checked my oil level every week since I put roughly 400 miles every week. I never notice any oil consumption.
The strange thing is that after my first oil change, I can hardly tell where the oil level is using the dipstick. The oil level seems to be way past the "H" mark even though I only pour a bit over 3 qrt oil into it. I didn't notice any difference in mileage or anything else.
The strange thing is that after my first oil change, I can hardly tell where the oil level is using the dipstick. The oil level seems to be way past the "H" mark even though I only pour a bit over 3 qrt oil into it. I didn't notice any difference in mileage or anything else.
