Si '91 eating oil after rebuild.

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by RayGun, Aug 12, 2005.

  1. RayGun

    RayGun Guest

    Hello All
    I rebuilt my daughters 91 SI last winter, after determining it had some
    head aches...
    Broken valve and a bent valve.
    Did the rings, valves, guides all gaskets, and after an easy 2000 km
    break-in, it happily passed the emission test.
    A couple of months later it started to use oil, and now is using about
    a litre a week. It gets driven about 125 kms a day on the highway, (work
    and back) puts out some noticeable smoke on accelerating, tho I haven't
    followed it down the road to confirm highway speed smoking.
    Anyone had this experience....?, with what solution.
    Thanx for any help
    Ray
     
    RayGun, Aug 12, 2005
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  2. RayGun

    Jason Guest

    Ray,
    In most cases, the rings are the reason that an engine starts burning lots
    of oil. It's my guess that you must have done something wrong. I suggest
    that you do a compression test to determine if I am right or wrong.
    Jason
     
    Jason, Aug 12, 2005
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