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eye-ball the tail pipe ....
jim
On Tuesday, September 17, 2019, 2:33:44 PM UTC, Kees Oudesluijs <coudes=
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I would check the crankcase ventilation first. Dismantle and see if it is b=
locked or dirty. Clean or renew and refit.=20
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On some of the cars there is a diaphragm in the crankcase ventilation syste=
m fitted between valve cover and inlet manifold under a spring loaded disc =
that you can remove. Perhaps the diaphragm is split.
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Also check the accuracy of the dipstick. If an engine is overfilled with oi=
l it will often consume a fair bit of oil until the oil level is normal.=20
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If the car emits blue smoke continuously when accelerating hard: worn rings=
/pistons/bores.
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If the car emits blue smoke momentarily when accelerating after deceleratin=
g on the engine: worn valve guides or seals.
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Kees Oudesluijs
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Op 17-9-2019 om 16:16 schreef warthodson--- via Healeys:
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Our local AH club will be checking a BJ8 for high oil consumption this wee=
kend. He says it is not leaking out. We will verify that when we inspect it=
.=C2=A0 He added 8 quarts of oil on the round trip to Conclave recently (21=
00 miles total). The engine was professionally rebuilt in 2011. The engine =
builder has recently retired & moved to a Caribbean island so we cannot con=
tact him, true story. In 2012 he used 6 quarts of oil on a 5000 mile trip. =
About 2-3 years ago I checked the compression, performed a leak down test &=
inspected the spark plugs. Every thing was in the normal range. My questio=
n is: If the engine passes all the usual tests this weekend, what are some =
of the unusual ways you have come across that could cause high oil consumpt=
ion & how would we test for them?=C2=A0=20
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<p>I would check the crankcase ventilation first. Dismantle and see
if it is blocked or dirty. Clean or renew and refit. <br clear=3D"non=
e">
</p>
<p>On some of the cars there is a diaphragm in the crankcase
ventilation system fitted between valve cover and inlet manifold
under a spring loaded disc that you can remove. Perhaps the
diaphragm is split.<br clear=3D"none">
</p>
<p>Also check the accuracy of the dipstick. If an engine is
overfilled with oil it will often consume a fair bit of oil until
the oil level is normal. <br clear=3D"none">
</p>
<p>If the car emits blue smoke continuously when accelerating hard:
worn rings/pistons/bores.</p>
<p>If the car emits blue smoke momentarily when accelerating after
decelerating on the engine: worn valve guides or seals.</p>
<p>Kees Oudesluijs<br clear=3D"none">
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16:16 schreef
warthodson--- via Healeys:<br clear=3D"none">
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<div>Our local AH club will be checking a BJ8 for high oil
consumption this weekend. He says it is not leaking out. We
will verify that when we inspect it. </div>
<div>He added 8 quarts of oil on the round trip to Conclave
recently (2100 miles total). The engine was professionally
rebuilt in 2011. The engine builder has recently retired &
moved to a Caribbean island so we cannot contact him, true
story.</div>
<div>In 2012 he used 6 quarts of oil on a 5000 mile trip. About
2-3 years ago I checked the compression, performed a leak down
test & inspected the spark plugs. Every thing was in the
normal range.</div>
<div>My question is: If the engine passes all the usual tests
this weekend, what are some of the unusual ways you have come
across that could cause high oil consumption & how would
we test for them? </div>
<div><br clear=3D"none">
</div>
<div>Gary Hodson</div>
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