[ST] Re: Any High Mileage Sprints Out There?

["Anderson, Neil G (CPR)" <andersng@xxxxxx>]

Steven Kohlscheen wrote:

>I have just short of 46k miles on my 99 Sprint ST.  I have had a bit of oil
>consumption lately, but I believe this could be traced to the 36k valve
>adjustment that was skipped in error by one of the mechanics at the
>dealership, because at 42k I had them run the valves on a hunch and they
>found a few exhaust valves that were very, very tight.

OK, I'd like to show my ignorance and ask: why do tight exhaust valves make
oil consumption go up?  An even more basic question, where on the valves are
the clearances actually measured?  You can tell I didn't do my own 12,000
mile service, can't you!

Neil

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