Burning Oil?

[Ikkesh]

Is it Normal to be adding a quart of oil a month into my VX?

No Blue Smoke, No Leaks, Where's It Going?


Ideas?

[JoFotoz]

Yes ...and No....

Depends on your mileage.....which ya dont state.



Give up some info...

jo

[Ikkesh]

128,000 miles

I baught it used, I Just wish i knew who used to own it to find out service info on it.

[ScottinMA]

The point is...how many miles do you drive before before adding a quart?

[Ikkesh]

1 quart For every 3 Fillups I think.

[Ldub]

Not to be too much of an alarmist, but...

This particular motor (and some say 99's in particular), tends to use oil.
The oil level should be checked at every fill up & the PCV valve ($3-5.00), should be changed every other oil change.
The result of not staying on top of your oil level, is motor replacement, no if's, and's or but's...

Use the handy search function using "oil consumption" for more...

Welcome to the Fam...

[Junster]

Hoping for an answer to the "rebuild using 2002/04 pistons and rings" any info on this? I have fallen off the deep edge and will have a VX soon. I tend to keep a vehicle a long time. So a engine rebuild is almost always somewhere in it's future. Thanks

[VX KAT]

Hoping for an answer to the "rebuild using 2002/04 pistons and rings" any info on this? I have fallen off the deep edge and will have a VX soon. I tend to keep a vehicle a long time. So a engine rebuild is almost always somewhere in it's future. Thanks

Here's several threads on oil consumption, theories of what causes the problem, engine failure, polls, experience, etc... Might help you decide on whether it's the pistons, or better to rebuild or replace with an Axiom engine.

Several theories on Isuzu design defect in rings that causes oil consumption:
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...rand+pcv+valve

http://vehicross.info/forums/showthr...E+FAILURE+POLL

http://vehicross.info/forums/showthr...E+FAILURE+POLL

http://vehicross.info/forums/showthr...ngine+oil+poll

http://vehicross.info/forums/showthr...184#post166184

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...light=axiom+DI

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...light=axiom+DI

http://vehicross.info/forums/showthr...ght=iamironman

Here's the thread from Iamironman...
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...ght=built+2000

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...ine+swap+axiom


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[IndianaVX]

Just putting this out there. When I had my valve covers off, I did notice a "plate" seperAting the pcv valve from the rest of the heads. In other words, if you take the pcv valve out, poke a screwdriver down the hole, you will hit this plate, not the cams. The plAte is screwed to the top, on the inside of the covers.
Don't know what that all means, but it's something that's there, and I thought it WAS a baffel.