| Author | Message | ||
     Sgthigg |
Catch cans. If you have one and drain it into a measuring cup every time you needed to add oil. Would this be a good way to gauge oil consumption. When I say oil consumption i mean possibly leaky valve guide, or being burnt. What you add to get back to proper level- Whats in the can= oil consumption. | ||
| Interex2050 |
The crud in the catch can usually has a lot of water and such in it, so it's not the best indication of how much oil to add. It would probably just be simpler to use the dip stick and a warmed up engine. The burnt oil would simply leave the engine through the exhaust, bypassing the catch can altogether. | ||
| Sgthigg |
Negative missed my point entirely, Im not talking about how much to add. When you add lets say for example you need to add 5 ozs to get back to proper oil level. And if you drain only 1 ozs of oil out of the catch can. Would this be a good way to measure oil consumption because your missing 4 ozs in this example? Any opinions? Why would there be water in your engine oil? (Message edited by sgthigg on March 04, 2006) (Message edited by sgthigg on March 04, 2006) | ||
| Interex2050 |
Oops, sorry about that... well it would give you a good idea about the consumption if you let the crud from the catch can settle/separate (in theory it should sooner or later, I have never waited long enough). As for the water... it depends on the air humidity etc, but in short the moisture finds its way into the engine. Once the engine heats up, the water evaporates and settles in the catch can. Please correct me if I am wrong, its been a long day. |
