 Valve Seals, Please Help! |
 Aug 5, 2006 - 7:54 PM
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How would I know if I need new Valve Seals? My car loses ALOT! of oil. You have no idea how much money I lose because of it. Every time I gas up (normally 350 miles) I have to add 2 qaurts of oil. Before I would drive for fun, like an hour a day. Which is like every 2 or 3 days I'd have to gas up. With Gas prices going up and me having to buy oil, plus trying to save up for college.
So I need to know what to look for in general. So far I've replaced the Radiater Flood (it was dark), Changed Oil, added Oil cleaner. I have some Engine Restore to put in and I'm going from a High mileage 10w30 oil to 20w50 oil. How much would I be looking at for the valve seals bought and installed (roughly guessing)? |
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Aug 7, 2006 - 12:13 PM
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if your valve seals are leaking, the oil will burn when you start your car, especially after its been sitting for more than a couple hrs.
i cant see bad valve seals leaking that much. sounds like you have a more serious leak. -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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JonCars17 Valve Seals Aug 5, 2006 - 7:54 PM
o0black0o I dono for sure but everytime you get a valve clea... Aug 5, 2006 - 8:13 PM JonCars17 vayle clearance?
I'm not talking about MPG, e... Aug 5, 2006 - 8:22 PM o0black0o sorry meant valve clearance
Check for leaks. Good... Aug 5, 2006 - 8:31 PM pure_dx try replacing your valve seals, i had mine done an... Aug 7, 2006 - 11:28 AM XS4lv1Truch0x i got a similar problem.
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