[Fot] TR6 oil consumption issue during break in.

[Jason Ostrowski]

The smoking bothers me more than the consumption. Most often that symptom is
a sign that its time for a rebuild due to ring wear.
My GT6 drinks oil like a college kid at a keg party. About a quart for every
30 min session. I often wonder where it's going?
I've been trying to figure that out for two seasons now.
But now the smoking I have, exactly as you describe, tells me its time for a
rebuild.
Unfortunately, the cheap pistons and rings my not have been a wise choice.
But hind sight is 20/20.
You're past your break in point already, use the heaviest oil it'll run on
and get some fun out of it.
Put a diaper (wads of heavy paper towels) anywhere you think it might be
leaking to be sure the smoking isn't from oil leaking on the hot stuff and
also to tell you how much it may be leaking.
Some easy little things that may help a bit.
Jason Ostrowski
Friendly Ghost Racing


On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Henry Morrison <dos_gusanos at msn.com> wrote:

> Hello group,  Once again I cry out for help with the latest mind boggling
> TR6
> issue.  In short I just rebuilt the engine and I've got the engine down to
> using just 1 quart of oil for every 60 miles travelled.
>
> The details:
>
> I did the best work within my current skill set during assembly.  Staggered
> the rings etc......
>
> Did my 20 minute run in at 2000 rpm.  Huge Oil pressure, put in an old
> reief
> spring to get it off the peg on the gauge now about 75 lbs on the raod 50
> at
> idle.
>
> I bought the cheapest pistons I could find on ebay....... I think they were
> the "county" brand.
>
> A friend took my yellow fan for his TVR and gave me his red 13 blade fan.
>
> Car runs pretty well, performs within reason.
>
> The car runs cool.  Never much above 160
>
> I have put 4-500 miles on it and it smokes when shifiting and pulling away
> from lights especially when you rev it after it has been idling a bit
> waiting
> in line to get in the car show.
>
> Yesterday I blocked 1/2 the radiator with cardboard and drove about 20
> miles
> home all up hill.  On arrival home the car was idling at 195, but still
> liked
> to smoke.
>
> I am going to continue to drive it and hope the problem magically goes away
> as
> I'd rather buy oil than pull the engine apart at this point.
>
> Please chime in if you have any great ideas or know that mystery oil or
> dupming Ajax in the engine will solve the problem.
>
>
> Cheers, Henry Morrison, Albuquerque, NM
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