At 08:53 AM 5/28/03 -0400, Kun Chang wrote: >I have 1 qt of Rislone in the oil to quiet lifter noise, does it make any >different in oil consumption. It is resulting more than likely from wear to mechanical parts, and the only thing will slow consumption down via additives is to significantly thicken the oil. Whether this is a good thing for the rest of the engine, remains open to debate. Why don't you try it and see, and report back, but very likely you will notice no change. hk
>There is no oil leak, and I use 20/50 Mobil oil and >Mahle filter. The gas consumption over the 650 mls long trip over the long >weekend was about 19.5 ml/gal of regular unleaded gas with A/C on >(halfway) most >of the time, cruising mostly between 65-70, never exceed 4000 rpm. I did not >feel any significant lost of power during the entire trip. |
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