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you could inspect for oil buildup on the valves by peering through the exhaust/intake ports.
why is there no carbon buildup on your pistons after 170,000 miles?
when I bought the car I ran a whole can of sea foam through it. I'm sure that helped.
Also so maybe all that oil sitting there helps wash it away lol.
My my car came with a three month third party warranty from the dealer and it says it covers internal libeicated parts, so my car is currently sitting a local shop. I bought the car 16 December so I'm hoping the warranty is still valid and all this is paid for. Other wise it's $800 from them or I attempt it myself.
Bringing back this old thread... I have since had my valve stem seals replaced with OEM ones. When I finally got my car back, he said half of my seals just crushed when removing them, he also told me he thinks my rings are on their way out the door. The car has just shy of 175k miles. I check my oil far too often.... I have gotten it down to about 1qt every 200-250 miles.... that's horrible. Constantly blowing clouds of blue smoke after leaving a stop from idle. Run the car for any period of time and park it and get back in it soon after blows a huge blue cloud at start up. rarely have problems while actually driving though... Can't really run my AC through town, it bogs my engine down pretty bad. Occasionally when starting off (mostly when its hot) it will stutter/jerk. This Saturday there is supposed to be a Dyno day at the same place that replaced my seals. I'm going to run my car just to see what it makes (or is losing...). Hope it doesn't blow.... I'll make sure the oil is topped off Also see what else he has to say about the car. Is there anything else I should be worried about other, than rings, for that amount of oil consumption or is his theory correct?
Results of the dyno today. Mustang dyno. Real quick google search for NA cars I think I'm reading low. What I found was 190-205. Even for a mustang dyno which apparently read low? First run car blew out so much black smoke. Probably because I rarely get it over 40mph. Second run I didn't get a video of which depresses me because it shot out about a 6 inch flame from both mufflers. Third pull hardly any smoke compared to the first.
sorry to hear this, this engine does not seem healthy. can you do a leakdown test? i wonder if you have any scoring on your cylinder walls. perhaps a used oil analysis.
sorry to hear this, this engine does not seem healthy. can you do a leakdown test? i wonder if you have any scoring on your cylinder walls. perhaps a used oil analysis.
Haven't done a leak down test yet. When I used my bore scope I wasn't able to tell if there was any scoring on my cylinder walls. Just using a cheap $40 amazon bore scope.
Originally Posted by Chuck S
190 - 205 on a Mustang dyno is par for a S2000. This would probably be 220 on any other dyno.
I'd guess flames out the exhaust is a rich mixture.
What does WCF mean, it's lacking on my Mustang sheet.
-- Chuck
I had to ask what that meant too. He told me it stands for With Correction Factor.
I guess for temperature, altitude, yada yada...
03-14-2017, 01:13 PM
Also see what else he has to say about the car. Is there anything else I should be worried about other, than rings, for that amount of oil consumption or is his theory correct?
