end of the road for this engine?
James McColl
jmccoll@cch.ca
Mon, 3 Jun 2002 08:16:32 -0500
I think my engine's had it, after 207,000 kilometres. It's had a lot of
hard use though, and they've been good kms :-)
I had a bit of an oil burning problem prior to my last session, but after
thrashing the car hard on the Long Track at Shannonville
http://www.shannonville.com I'm going through a *ton* of oil now. I haven't
changed it yet, since the track date, perhaps that would help.
When I press the throttle at all, there's a lot smoking going on. I suspect
badly worn rings. I've driven the car about 800 kms, including the track
time, and the car has burned up nearly 4 litres of oil in that time. I'm no
mechanic, but that's WAY out of spec :-P
Power's good, fuel economy is excellent. I'll just keep the oil from
getting low while I think about engine options. Anyone have helpful advice
for me, beside keeping an eye on the oil pressure for now?
And I know, get a DET :-) I can transfer lots of parts from my old engine
if I get a DET (JWT ecu can have the turbo program burned in, S4 cams, etc.)
I'm thinking very seriously about that option :-)
James
NX2000