|  oil, need opinion | 
|  oil, need opinion | 
|  Aug 26, 2009 - 9:18 PM |  | 
| Enthusiast  Joined Mar 10, '08 From Ct Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  | 
				ive been burning my oil    not entirly sure what it can be. just rebuilt my bottom end so rings are new and have prolly put 2000 on it since i put it in. i only see smoke on start up and upper rpms say 4,500 or so. some of my friends say my rings could have not set right, and i read if it were rings it would be more constant smoke? my head has never been touched, but has new seals. i have been running lean so i guess its possible that the seals could have worn. im not sure. ive done compression tests and got around 200 on all 4. i want to get a new head, but it is quite pricey to just take a chance with. any one got any suggestions as to what i can do? | 
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|  Aug 29, 2009 - 2:42 PM |  | 
| Enthusiast  Joined Mar 10, '08 From Ct Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  | 
				also i keep forgeting to mention. i took my throttle body off the other day and stuck my fingers in the intake, swipped, and my fingers had a oil film on them. theres oil all in my intake, no good.
				
				
				
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|  Aug 29, 2009 - 11:00 PM |  | 
| Enthusiast  Joined Aug 24, '09 From San Diego, Ca Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  | also i keep forgeting to mention. i took my throttle body off the other day and stuck my fingers in the intake, swipped, and my fingers had a oil film on them. theres oil all in my intake, no good. Hmm, is it a good deal of oil? This could be the oil you are burning if the PCV system is malfunctioning. This can be from a few different causes including the rings not seating properly leaving too much end gap where the rings are split. I once had a Subaru that burned a quart every 250 miles due to blow-by. If you remove the hose and run the engine for a bit you may see oil dripping, if so it's a fairly safe bet you have an issue with the PCV system. Make sure to close off the hole on the intake so you don't pull crap into your engine though. This post has been edited by Jamchell: Aug 30, 2009 - 12:35 AM | 
 6gcnoob   oil   Aug 26, 2009 - 9:18 PM
 6gcnoob   oil   Aug 26, 2009 - 9:18 PM 
  Bitter   valve guides could be worn out, how many miles on ...   Aug 26, 2009 - 9:27 PM
 Bitter   valve guides could be worn out, how many miles on ...   Aug 26, 2009 - 9:27 PM 
  6gcnoob   not entiretly sure. was a swaped in motor. i proll...   Aug 26, 2009 - 9:31 PM
 6gcnoob   not entiretly sure. was a swaped in motor. i proll...   Aug 26, 2009 - 9:31 PM 
  6gcnoob   so what you think, replace head? or is it possible...   Aug 27, 2009 - 5:28 PM
 6gcnoob   so what you think, replace head? or is it possible...   Aug 27, 2009 - 5:28 PM 
  Bitter   worn valve guides can be tricky to diagnose, but t...   Aug 27, 2009 - 6:55 PM
 Bitter   worn valve guides can be tricky to diagnose, but t...   Aug 27, 2009 - 6:55 PM 
  6G96GT   Things is, in order to swap your head out (if you ...   Aug 27, 2009 - 8:09 PM
 6G96GT   Things is, in order to swap your head out (if you ...   Aug 27, 2009 - 8:09 PM 
  6gcnoob   how do rings not seat correctly. would i be able t...   Aug 28, 2009 - 2:00 PM
 6gcnoob   how do rings not seat correctly. would i be able t...   Aug 28, 2009 - 2:00 PM
 
  blu94gt   QUOTE (6gcnoob @ Aug 28, 2009 - 2:00...   Aug 29, 2009 - 4:35 PM
 blu94gt   QUOTE (6gcnoob @ Aug 28, 2009 - 2:00...   Aug 29, 2009 - 4:35 PM 
  Nartanian   Since your compression numbers are good that prett...   Aug 28, 2009 - 10:16 PM
 Nartanian   Since your compression numbers are good that prett...   Aug 28, 2009 - 10:16 PM 
  6gcnoob   yeah that is what i was thinking. but also they sa...   Aug 29, 2009 - 10:15 AM
 6gcnoob   yeah that is what i was thinking. but also they sa...   Aug 29, 2009 - 10:15 AM 
  6gcnoob   so is there any way to find out which it can be   Aug 29, 2009 - 9:46 PM
 6gcnoob   so is there any way to find out which it can be   Aug 29, 2009 - 9:46 PM 
  Bitter   quick blow-by test is to remove the oil filler cap...   Aug 30, 2009 - 12:58 PM
 Bitter   quick blow-by test is to remove the oil filler cap...   Aug 30, 2009 - 12:58 PM 
  6gcnoob   so it is most likely my rings?
 UPDATE(unsolved m...   Aug 30, 2009 - 3:15 PM
 6gcnoob   so it is most likely my rings?
 UPDATE(unsolved m...   Aug 30, 2009 - 3:15 PM 
  Bitter   sounds like a blow by issue then. you could be blo...   Aug 30, 2009 - 3:54 PM
 Bitter   sounds like a blow by issue then. you could be blo...   Aug 30, 2009 - 3:54 PM 
  6gcnoob   pretty sure im where i should be., and my pcv valv...   Aug 30, 2009 - 4:21 PM
 6gcnoob   pretty sure im where i should be., and my pcv valv...   Aug 30, 2009 - 4:21 PM 
  6gcnoob   dipstick reads a quart low. pcv valve works.   Aug 30, 2009 - 4:55 PM
 6gcnoob   dipstick reads a quart low. pcv valve works.   Aug 30, 2009 - 4:55 PM 
  6gcnoob   so i took my valve cover off, and im hand cranking...   Aug 30, 2009 - 6:44 PM
 6gcnoob   so i took my valve cover off, and im hand cranking...   Aug 30, 2009 - 6:44 PM 
  Bitter   you'll always get a hiss when turning the engi...   Aug 30, 2009 - 7:40 PM
 Bitter   you'll always get a hiss when turning the engi...   Aug 30, 2009 - 7:40 PM 
  6gcnoob   damn, got excited    well im stumped
well the onl...   Aug 30, 2009 - 9:05 PM
 6gcnoob   damn, got excited    well im stumped
well the onl...   Aug 30, 2009 - 9:05 PM 
  6gcnoob   if i were to take the head off would i be able to ...   Aug 31, 2009 - 1:05 PM
 6gcnoob   if i were to take the head off would i be able to ...   Aug 31, 2009 - 1:05 PM 
  6gcnoob   ok.   Aug 31, 2009 - 3:40 PM
 6gcnoob   ok.   Aug 31, 2009 - 3:40 PM|   | 
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