In a message dated 97-08-28 06:08:34 EDT, meek@OANET.COM (Gary A Meek) writes: << Several years ago, I rebuilt my 1.6 litre TD motor, putting in 20 thou oversize pistons, and fitting them with Hastings oil and compression rings - all chromium. I ran conventional oil for several thousand miles, then switched to Delvac 1, the Mobil synthetic designed for diesels. I slowly began using oil, at first a litre every thousand miles. Then several months ago, down to two hundred miles to the litre. At that point, I went back to Delvac conventional oil, as I could not afford the $ to keep feeding the motor, synthetic oil. On my holidays just completed, the consumption increased to about 50 miles to the litre. >> I Don't have al the info you need, but can say that my 1985 Turbo diesel Jetta has 140 k on it and doesn't use a quart of oil in three thousand miles. Not bragging, just giving you a benchmark. sliding out of here, gmbulley fairfax, va
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