PDXpaulie wrote:vanagonvw wrote:Hi all,
New to the forum. Was referred by another member, that maybe some more useful info could be found here.
that was me. glad you made it.
Hi
I have run the 20-50W and it helps, but not all that much, and since the rate of consumption is not at all consistent, its hard to know for sure if it matters.... Sometimes, I can go 500 miles without losing more than half a qt, and other times, its much worse, so its hard to quantify it.
20-50W is much more expensive than 10-40W tho, so I stay with that. Time was, I would use the 50W in the hot months, but the last few years, I parked the van in the hottest months. I was seeing oil temps, measured from the drain plug, getting up past 260, which is bad news....
Meanwhile, I don't see it as something that needs to be fixed right this minute, but as well talked about, I was wanting to know of there were seals or gaskets that could be replaced, that might cut down on blowby, in case that was part of the loss.
Who wouldn't want a new motor? I can't conceive of that, so I start with what might be cheaper, simpler solutions, and work my way up to having to sell the van <shrug>
Meanwhile, I have serious issues with backfiring, as noted in another thread about timing. Its too embarrassing to even drive, and it rather points to probably a more serious problem, like a valve seat, or some sort of manifold leak/crack... which only makes me feel worse.
Seems I am losing the war this time. Been a hell of a fight for a lot of years, and it has never let me down, and performed flawlessly, but finances refuse to allow me to replace the whole shooting match, and it doesn't seem like there is an easy fix... Don't want to hijack my own thread, so I will leave the rest, for the timing window thread
Thanks a lot, and onward.....
John