thanks all for the comments....it's just good to have reassurance on these
things.. good to know I'm not out to lunch.

Car was in the shop today & they did a leak down test. 10% was the number
with the conclusion that the rings and valves are sealing well. That leaves
valve guides. They've added product to the oil (?) to see if that helps the
seals on the valve guides. I'm to run it for a couple of tanks of gas see if
the oil consumption drops to four stroke rather than two stroke
levels.......I'll post again in when there's some more info......

thanks again all !!!!!!!

On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 2:23 AM, Jake de Villiers <
crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:

> That's way high Bill, especially for a modern motor.
>
> My 225,000 mile '84 1.9 goes through a quart every 1000 miles and my
> somewhat younger '87 2.1 goes through 1/2 a quart between oil changes.
>
> On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 7:10 PM, Bill MacLachlan <billmacla@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi all.... I need a little list help.
>>
>> What's an acceptable oil consumption for an 1800 inline4 motor?
>>
>> Why do I ask?
>> I had a shop supply and install a used 1800 I4 motor in my '82 van to
>> replace a  dead I4. I've put 2500+/- miles on it in the past year.It's
>> using
>> oil - a half litre in under 200 miles.
>> Feels way high for me.
>> I've been told 1 litre/1000k ( 600 miles) is acceptable.
>>
>> comments?
>>
>> thanks all
>>
>> Bill M
>> 82 Gl I4
>>
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