Originally Posted by
zip439
Inspect your spark plugs; look for black burned residue.
There is an inspection plate (it is black plastic) on the lower bell housing of the automatics. Open it and see if the rear main seal may be leaking.
If I was experiencing leaks, I should see some on my driveway, no? Driveway is clean so I don't know if it's a leak.
Originally Posted by
GraphiteGhost
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Tailpipe is another way of seeing if a lot of oil is being burned without having to remove a spark plug. IF it is burning that much oil, a used motor may be in its future. Good luck!
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Haven't found the chance to have someone look when driving past, but revving in park doesn't show much smoke(Unless it's a cold start). Hoping a used motor isn't in its future... First car and I've tried to keep it up to where it'll last me... But I guess what happens happens. Just made another 200m drive to complete the round trip and the performance is still great - yet I'm trying to run it much lighter than I've in the past.
Originally Posted by
amx1397
You said burn,, do you smell oil burning ?,, like at stop signs or is the oil just going down on the dip stick?, did you find a oil leak at the rear seal,, the front seal,,the valve covers,,or at the oil filter/pump ?
If there was a leak, I'd expect to see it on my driveway - especially for the amounts I've been having to refill with. I frequently smelled oil prior to my valve cover gaskets and the RTV on the top covers being redone. It was obviously allowing some oil to leak hence why I was smelling it, but not enough for the amount I'm putting back in. It's fixed and sometimes I can smell a bit of oil when taking off from a stop, but it's not as prevalent as it was when some was leaking and I'm not sure if it's the little bit I couldn't reach and clean off on top of the exhaust manifold.
Originally Posted by
twanger
If you remove plugs , do a compression ck . This will identify or eliminate poor rings or a cylinder/piston related problem . Remember , only remove one plug per cyl .
Another suspect would be a PCV problem however the engine does not have a PCV valve --- it operates via holes in the intake manifold covers ---- possibly you could have plugged them sealing w/ RTV . Should be able to check this removing the top cover exposing the hoses & check for free flow back thru the covers.
Will look at doing a compression test. I don't think it's related to the second suspect as this problem has been going on prior to myself cleaning and reapplying the RTV to the covers.