excessive oil consumption
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Meyagi
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Ryan
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Nope. After everything was said and done, what killed my last motor ended up being worn cylinder walls. The machine shop found some dirt/grit in the oil passages and it basically destroyed the walls. It was not a ringland issue. I also think the way it was broken in had something to do with it's downfall.
katnip
the car is black. I swear
no codes. I had the intercooler and all lines off while replacing the blasted PCV because it is a friken basterd to get at so I hope I would have noticed a line not attached during reassembly. it stopped the surge for a day or two once the new one was on, but went right back to low idle and surging. could a ram air cause the surge? suspect the turbo is the culprit on the oil consumption, just wanted some other opinions
oh. and whats the recommended time belt replacement mileage? I gots almost 95k on the clock, must be getting close
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RyanR
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The 04 STI timing belt change interval is 105k miles, but I would do it far before then just for safety's sake.
Kat - definitely pop the intercooler off and see if oil dumps out of it. Also pull your spark plugs and see if they look ashy or if one in particular does. If none of the above, the turbo could be dumping it out the exhaust side.
How much oil (qts) would you say you loose in 100miles?
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katnip
the car is black. I swear
a quart atleast every 1000 miles or so. pretty much once a month or more!The 04 STI timing belt change interval is 105k miles, but I would do it far before then just for safety's sake.
Kat - definitely pop the intercooler off and see if oil dumps out of it. Also pull your spark plugs and see if they look ashy or if one in particular does. If none of the above, the turbo could be dumping it out the exhaust side.
How much oil (qts) would you say you loose in 100miles?
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Nigel Prodrive
Dirt surfer
Kat, just feed the habit until the price of oil outweighs the price of a subie motor job.
My old 911 drank a quart every 500 or so (or more accurately, smoked a quart), and the universal advice was, "oil is waaay cheaper than Porsche parts!"
My old 911 drank a quart every 500 or so (or more accurately, smoked a quart), and the universal advice was, "oil is waaay cheaper than Porsche parts!"
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TheSoundMan
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My '03 WRX goes through about a quart every thousand miles. Doesn't leak a drop, and the inter cooler and turbo are clean. I read some where online a while ago that Subaru considers up to a quart every thousand miles to be on the high end of normal, although it sounds like BS to me. Any way, mike and I pulled the plugs and did a leak down test, #4 looses pressure, and the plug was COVERED in ash.....I would bet that is what you are going to find....