Thanks Mav, that's a real good example/estimate. Is highway driving the only time yours consumes oil?Originally Posted by vt_maverick
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Thanks Mav, that's a real good example/estimate. Is highway driving the only time yours consumes oil?
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Can't say for sure, 90% or more of my miles are highway so I don't really have the ability to compare. But I do get the sense that the longer the engine is running (e.g. 12 hour days on the way to Wisconsin) the more oil I lose. Not an earth-shattering conclusion I know.
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Man that's some seriously bad juju right there.... sounds like all hail broke loose! Sorry - couldn't resist. Insurance will take care of the other two cars and the skylights but you're SOL with the VX engine. Hope you find another engine (or rebuild) and get that zuzu back on the road soon.
The catalytic converter will mask oil burning - but not 6qts/mile. That VX would have looked like a mosquito truck going down the road if it had been burning oil at that rate. Had to be a leak. After reading the thread about IndianaVx's spinning cam seal I wonder if some of these catastrophic failures aren't from sudden leakage. What I don't understand is why no flashing check engine light before things get crunchy. I mean c'mon - even my $300 pressure washer knows when the oil level is too low to operate safely....
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Don't suppose this is you is it?
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/pts/1994644740.html
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this is me
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My 1st engine toasted after losing all the oil from a rear main seal failure....I lost my 2nd engine from haveing a big DENT in the bottom of the oil pan....which was smashing the oil pickup screen....strarving the engine of oil preasure at high RPMs...
Paul....?????
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You don't happen to have a Fumoto valve on your oil pan? Maybe a mean-asp hail stone knocked the valve open? (Just a wild shot in the dark.)
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That thing looks like a great idea, but it sticks out way too far. If you had the kilby plates...I would be in for sure.
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A buddy of mine makes those things the first mod for every car he buys. They do work great, much less messy than those screw-on rubber hose things you can buy at Advance/AutoZone/PepBoys. And not very expensive as a one-time purchase either.
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Paul- you get your ride back yet?
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Yep, my VX is running again. Thanks for asking Sue!
I only have about 250 miles on the new engine, so I'm in the break-in phase. Keeping it under 3500rpm and no 80mph driving. It's due for its second oil change once I hit 500 miles. The first oil change was immediately after the install and letting it idle for 4+ hours. After this next oil change it will be back on a normal schedule.
So far, no obvious oil burning, but it's too early to really know that for sure.
Last edited by phines : 05/25/2011 at 07:24 PM
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Great to hear!
Now ya can just blot that dark rainy night outta yer memory 4ever!
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Hopefully everything with the house is back to normal as well...
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Glad to hear you are up and running again, time to get some pics of that IFS kit in action...you have to beat me to it! Thanks again for emailing me the install instructions, got it all on there today, just gotta tighten everything up.
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Hopefully everything with the house is back to normal as well...X-2...
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