[Shotimes] Re: Miracle beater sho on ebay

[Paul L Fisher]

Exactly! I ahve a '96 Saturn SL2 with 145,000 miles on it that burns a quart 
of oil every 300 miles. It has doen so since approximately 75,000 miles or so. 
I have receipts from oil changes by the Saturn dealer every 3,000 miles. When 
I got it with 40,000 miles, it burned a quart every 1,000 miles or so and has 
progressively otten worse.

My SHO, however, uses a quart every 4,000 miles. It has 180,000 miles on it. 
My new TDI used 1/2 a quart in 6,000 miles so far.

-- 

Paul L Fisher
'93 Ford Taurus SHO Crimson Clearcoat ATX 180K Build date 11/18/1992
- K&N Panel filter, Tokico Struts, Eibach Springs, Dynomax cat-back, Holley 
190lph fuel pump, FPS rebuilt ATX, 26mm rear sway bar, Performance-Plus 
Stainless Steel Y-pipe, Delrin sub-frame bushings, Amsoil Series 2000 0W-30 
oil, Amsoil Synthetic ATF.

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Quoting Donald Mallinson <dmall@mwonline.net>:

> Alan,
> 
> Yep, I agree with that, and said so at the first.  Never 
> said that oil changes were a guarantee, but part of a plan.
> 
> But regular oil changes are a better thing than leaving in 
> dirty oil(properly filtered synthetic is another thing and 
> NOT a bad thing) which, as I said, HAS to increase wear on 
> all lubricated parts.  No way it can't.  Synthetic also 
> isn't a cure-all for this type of failure.  But it also 
> doesn't contribute to it, and can help reduce wear overall.
> 
> I have seen SHOs, something like yours, that are pretty well 
> cared for that used HUGE amounts of oil early in their life.
> 
> Again, I think luck of the draw on parts may be the best 
> explanation.
> 
> Don Mallinson
> 
> Alan Fanning wrote:
> 
> > I think what Ron was saying is that regular oil changes are no guarantee
> of
> > not having high oil consumption. I have a '90 SHO with ~165k on it.
> Bought
> > it from the original owner who used synthetic and changed the oil
> regularly
> > since new. It sat for months when he was working away from home at times,
> > but was otherwise pretty well cared for by an enthusiast owner. It
> started
> > using oil badly at ~45k, IIRC, and gets maybe 600 miles a quart now (with
> > the high mileage oil). Clean as a whistle inside though.
> > 
> >     Alan 
> > 
> > 
> >>Dirty oil can't help but speed up wear/tear, that is a
> >>given.  Why valve seals/guides go bad is about as hard to
> >>track down as why some cam lobes go flat and others don't.
> >>Just the luck of the draw on part quality is the best guess
> >>at this point.
> >>
> >>Don Mallinson
> > 
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