Date:         Sun, 17 Oct 1999 22:08:02 -0400
Reply-To:     Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Question to a diesel expert... :o)
Comments: To: Sylvain s <sylvain1960@HOTMAIL.COM>

Seals on the turbo may be bad, leaking oil into the intake or exhaust side.

G. Matthew Bulley
Director
Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
www.bulley-hewlett.com
Cary, NC USA
888.468.4880 tollfree


-----Original Message-----
From:   Sylvain s [SMTP:sylvain1960@HOTMAIL.COM]
Sent:   Sunday, October 17, 1999 4:54 PM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Question to a diesel expert... :o)

Hi all!
I own a 1982 1.6l TD vanagon westy. Everything seems ok with my engine
execpt oil consumption.
It takes almost 1 quart every 300 miles.
The compression is 450 psi on 2 cyl and 475 psi on the other ones. I see no
oil leak and the engine runs very good.
here are the conditions how i tested the consumption:
45-50 degrees F outside air temp.
Oil grade 15w 40 for diesel
75% flat road
25% Moderate hills where i had to shift to 3 gear to go up some of them at
40 mph.
Never exceeding 62 mph.
I know that small TD engine must work very hard to move that 2 tons body but
i find that oil consumption a little excessive.
Someone has ideas about that?

Thanks
Sylvain Belanger
Montreal Quebec.

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