One quart in 3K miles at 130K isn't too bad.  Heck, my Honda Civic (129K) burns more than that.  But, I only plan to keep the little **** til it quits running and throw it away -- it won't stop though.

Kind of a judgement call on your part but if it were me I'd keep a real close eye on it and start scrounging penneys for that ring job.

Chuck
'85 Wolfsburg Westy -- 'Roland the Road Buffalo'

In a message dated Wed, 23 May 2001  7:56:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Brian Doss <Doss88Wkndr@aol.com> writes:

<< I've noticed the exhaust smell being different (and maybe stronger) as of
this season. I'm also paying closer attention to the amount of oil I'm using
to top off my crank case. If I'm burning say, a quart of oil every 3,000
miles, is that excessive for an engine with 130,000 miles on it? At what
point do I consider a ring job?

Brian Doss
'88 Weekender, Queequeg   >>