Date:         Tue, 27 May 2003 23:36:34 -0400
Reply-To:     "Horace K. Sawyer" <hksawyer@CATT.COM>
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From:         "Horace K. Sawyer" <hksawyer@CATT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Oil consumption by Vanagon engine
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At 11:27 PM 5/27/03 -0400, Kun Chang wrote:
>The Bentley says some degree of oil consumption in a vanagon engine is
>considered normal. However, it did not say how much. My 91 multivan,
>100600 mls
>engine consumes about half qt of oil for every 800mls or so. Should this be
>considered normal?

Nupe. Not unless you are driving around at redline most of the time.




>Any suggestion?

Engine work coming soon   . . .
but probably not too bad.

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