Lost 1qt of oil in 500mi

Discussion in 'Modifications & DIY how-to' started by monk, Nov 1, 2007.

  1. Cool_____

    Cool_____ Banned

    Brian isn't Mere's STi a 2004? Weren't that year model VERY prone to cracking ringlands?
     
  2. BrianGT

    BrianGT Banned

    no, 05
     
  3. siegelracing

    siegelracing Registered Vendor<br><b><font color="#666666">bion

    Just for the record, I have not tuned Mere's STi yet, and I doubt that Monk has a broken ringland...

    Siegel
     
  4. Meredith

    Meredith Banned

    Yes... the siegel has not blessed my car yet.... however I will going up to Topspeed for a tune next week! No more OTS maps for me....
     
  5. monk

    monk <b>The Kitchen Ninja!!!!</b>

    just talked with will, i've put almost 100mi on the car since yesterday and no oil consumption, smoke, or other things. but i will get another compression test just to be sure.

    just for some back-story on how i think this started...
    i've been checking my oil and topping off on an incline (which i figured out yesterday is a bad idea when i saw just how different the reading was when level). i have a feeling that i overfilled the oil (it was a touch over F on the incline). combine that with heat expansion and several WOT pulls and i think it adds up more to a fouled pcv, and less a blown ring-land. so i'm hoping this is me making a dumbass mistake (certainly not the first) and not the motor kneeling for seppuku.

    i'm pretty certain this has nothing to do with scott's tune.
     
    Last edited: Nov 5, 2007
  6. slowwrx

    slowwrx Supporting Member

    I wouldn't think it had anything to do with the tune at all.

    Lets hope its just a dumb mistake.
     
  7. monk

    monk <b>The Kitchen Ninja!!!!</b>

    compression test update

    okay just got back from SOG

    • plugs were pulled are completely clean
    • compression test was 140-145 across all cylinders
    • still have had no more oil consumption since pcv change.

    am i missing something? otherwise, chalk one up for dumbassery.
     
  8. WJM

    WJM Banned

    Excellent.

    Now just keep an eye on oil at every refuel.
     
  9. Cool_____

    Cool_____ Banned

    Sweet!

    I'm wondering why Mere has blown a ringland? The OTS maps 'that' bad off?
     
  10. BrianGT

    BrianGT Banned

    They aren't optimal IMO
     

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