Re: [Healeys] high oil consumption

[warthodson--- via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>]

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Bob,=C2=A0The owner is aware of the issues with oil & I think he is using 2=
0w/50 Castrol synthetic oil. I will confirm at the meeting. On the trip to =
Conclave no one noticed any thing unusual about his exhaust. Some did say t=
hey say a "little black smoke, occasionally". I will be interested in seein=
g the plugs. If not rings, how else could oil be getting into the combustio=
n chamber?=C2=A0Perhaps the valve stems could be leaking. How could we test=
 for this? How about valve stem seals leaking?Gary H
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
To: healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tue, Sep 17, 2019 9:22 am
Subject: Re: [Healeys] high oil consumption

 What brand/viscosity oil is he using?
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 If it really isn't leaking it can only be burning it; I'd expect quite a b=
it of blue smoke out the tailpipe.=C2=A0 My BJ8's engine was rebuilt a coup=
le years ago and uses some, less than this one, but isn't leaking it--I was=
 under it yesterday--and I only get a little blue smoke after a long downhi=
ll run in gear.
=20
 Bob
=20
 On 9/17/2019 7:16 AM, warthodson--- via Healeys wrote:
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=20
 Our local AH club will be checking a BJ8 for high oil consumption this wee=
kend. He says it is not leaking out. We will verify that when we inspect it=
.=C2=A0 He added 8 quarts of oil on the round trip to Conclave recently (21=
00 miles total). The engine was professionally rebuilt in 2011. The engine =
builder has recently retired & moved to a Caribbean island so we cannot con=
tact him, true story. In 2012 he used 6 quarts of oil on a 5000 mile trip. =
About 2-3 years ago I checked the compression, performed a leak down test &=
 inspected the spark plugs. Every thing was in the normal range. My questio=
n is: If the engine passes all the usual tests this weekend, what are some =
of the unusual ways you have come across that could cause high oil consumpt=
ion & how would we test for them?=C2=A0=20
  Gary Hodson =20
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<div>Bob,&nbsp;</div>

<div>The owner is aware of the issues with oil &amp; I think he is using 20=
w/50 Castrol synthetic oil. I will confirm at the meeting. On the trip to C=
onclave no one noticed any thing unusual about his exhaust. Some did say th=
ey say a "little black smoke, occasionally". I will be interested in seeing=
 the plugs. If not rings, how else could oil be getting into the combustion=
 chamber?&nbsp;</div>

<div>Perhaps the valve stems could be leaking. How could we test for this? =
How about valve stem seals leaking?</div>

<div>Gary H</div>
<br>

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From: Bob Spidell &lt;bspidell@comcast.net&gt;<br>
To: healeys &lt;healeys@autox.team.net&gt;<br>
Sent: Tue, Sep 17, 2019 9:22 am<br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] high oil consumption<br>
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    What brand/viscosity oil is he using?<br clear=3D"none">
    <br clear=3D"none">
    If it really isn't leaking it can only be burning it; I'd expect
    quite a bit of blue smoke out the tailpipe.&nbsp; My BJ8's engine was
    rebuilt a couple years ago and uses some, less than this one, but
    isn't leaking it--I was under it yesterday--and I only get a little
    blue smoke after a long downhill run in gear.<br clear=3D"none">
    <br clear=3D"none">
    Bob<br clear=3D"none">
    <br clear=3D"none">
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<div class=3D"yiv2063336109moz-cite-prefix">On 9/17/2019 7:16 AM, warthodso=
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      Healeys wrote:<br clear=3D"none">
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<div>Our local AH club will be checking a BJ8 for high oil
          consumption this weekend. He says it is not leaking out. We
          will verify that when we inspect it.&nbsp;</div>

       =20
<div>He added 8 quarts of oil on the round trip to Conclave
          recently (2100 miles total). The engine was professionally
          rebuilt in 2011. The engine builder has recently retired &amp;
          moved to a Caribbean island so we cannot contact him, true
          story.</div>

       =20
<div>In 2012 he used 6 quarts of oil on a 5000 mile trip. About
          2-3 years ago I checked the compression, performed a leak down
          test &amp; inspected the spark plugs. Every thing was in the
          normal range.</div>

       =20
<div>My question is: If the engine passes all the usual tests
          this weekend, what are some of the unusual ways you have come
          across that could cause high oil consumption &amp; how would
          we test for them?&nbsp;</div>

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<div>Gary Hodson</div>

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