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Originally Posted by Codger01
I checked levels a couple of times since I picked it up in April, levels were "normal"
No spots on the garage floor, so no leakage. I'm going to keep monitoring it for now, see if I lose anything from my top up.
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I forgot to ask if you see blue exhaust on throttle overrun, that is, when you slow down with the throttle closed? If you do, the engine is passing oil past the rings, if not, the inspection becomes more critical such as leakage past the oil pan gasket or other lines that only are in use during engine operation. Leakage past the oil pan only really happens on cornering, for example.
And don't just go tightening the pan bolts, they need to be done in order with careful attention to torque values.
As for the old 1 qt per 1000 miles that was applicable 25 years ago but not today with modern piston ring technology. Any builder tolerating even 1 qt per5000 miles would be laughed at. While it happens, as we can attest, the reason was always a mistake in assembly or bad ring (cracked or broken).