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Re: [ST] High Mileage - Oil consumption



Startup and on/off throttle is most often the valve stem seals.  
However, the valve stem seals usually wear out because the valve guides 
are worn allowing the valve stem to wiggle too much.

Rupert Galea wrote:

>
>----------
>Forgot to tell you - the oil is being burned. Saw some coming out of 
>the pipe when you'd let off and get back on. Also a bit at start up.
>----------
>
>Those of you who have had oil consumption issues did you figure out the
>cause? Is it rings or valve seals? 
>
>Does anyone have experience with this bad breather valve and seal?
>
>  
>

- -- 
John Albright
'02 RS
'00 748 "Rosetta"
Chattanooga
C-RATs


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