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Subject:Re: oil consumption rates?
From:Jimmy Sanby
Date:Thu, 17 Feb 2000 12:17:02 +0200

80 000km on rebuild, I use about 0.5 l between oil changes(8000Km)

>>> Bill Nolan <bill@FREEHOLDER.COM> 02/17/00 08:28AM >>>
My '81 has about 9000 miles an an AVP rebuild.  I use Mobile I, and
change
every 4000 or so.  It is never down, and I have never had to add
between
changes.

At 01:47 PM 2/16/00 -0800, Chris Fall wrote:
>volks-
>
>just got new heads and it seems my oil consumption seems rather high -
1 qt
>/~500 miles (~every 2 tanks or so). It's been about 1000mi since the
head
>replacement - things should have seated by now. No obvious oil
burning.
>
>what kind of consumption do others see?
>
>
>83.5 wasserwesty
>
>Chris Fall
>
>cpfall@ucdavis.edu
>
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