oil consumption-valve guides Re: [Shotimes] Power steering and AutoRx

[Ian Fisher]

Cool-Makes me feel better about forking over the money
for the si bronze guides and having the heads
completely redone. My hope is that when I get sick of
my car, someone else will find value in the engine
rebuild and enjoy it for some time to come. Unless of
course I blow up the motor the first time I turn the
key. God knows if I'll have the car for another 100K
miles but the engine should be good for more than
that.

Ian
--- Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote:
> There still is a certain amount of wear on them, and
> they will still be
> flowing oil. If they are scored, they are in
> "seriously" bad shape.
> 
> Ron Porter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Fisher [mailto:dataflash@yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 4:23 PM
> To: Ron Porter; shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: oil consumption-valve guides Re:
> [Shotimes] Power steering and
> AutoRx
> 
> Yeah..I guess it's one of those things you just do
> and
> forget about. I feel better knowing that I have new
> guides but I would have felt better if the old ones
> that came out were in bad shape. :)
> 
> Ian
> 
> --- Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote:
> > If you are totally rebuilding an engine with 100K+
> > miles, I would go through
> > the expense of new valve guides as well as the
> > seals. If they start leaking
> > 30K down the road, it's a PITA to have them done.
> > 
> > Ron Porter
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> > On Behalf Of Ian Fisher
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 3:49 PM
> > To: Donald Mallinson; shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: oil consumption-valve guides Re:
> [Shotimes]
> > Power steering and
> > AutoRx
> > 
> > Actually, this brings up a question that I wanted
> to
> > ask. I've heard for awhile that the valve guides
> > wear
> > over time which causes oil loss. After having my
> > heads
> > rebuilt and bronze guides installed, I'm wondering
> > if
> > its not the guide seals that are the problem. My
> > guides looked fine. If there ever is a next time
> > I'll
> > probably just replace the seals and leave the
> guides
> > alone.
> > 
> > Ian
> > 
> > --- Donald Mallinson <dmall@mwonline.net> wrote:
> > > And if the oil use was due to bad valve guides,
> > the
> > > typical problem with 
> > > extreme oil use in the SHO V6, then no oil or
> > > additive is going to help.
> > > 
> > > Don Mallinson
> > > 
> > > Ron Porter wrote:
> > > 
> > > >My '94 had leaky valve seals. On the original
> > Mobil
> > > 1 that the POs used, it
> > > >went 800 miles to a quart. Castrol got that up
> to
> > > 1,600 miles/quart. About
> > > >every 3-4th cold start, I would get a puff of
> > > smoke.
> > > >
> > > >After the long drive to CA & back on fresh
> > Castrol
> > > MaxLife, the long hours
> > > >of running hot really seemed to help. The puff
> on
> > > startup went away, and I
> > > >only went through 3 quarts for the whole 5,500
> > > miles or so. Which I thought
> > > >was great considering the high temps, track
> time,
> > > etc.
> > > >
> > > >The MaxLife oils seem to work better for crank
> > seal
> > > leaks (like my '95 had),
> > > >but it does OK on valve seals...or well enough
> to
> > > forego the expense of
> > > >changing the seals.
> > > >
> > > >Ron Porter
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