Good enough for now.  I belatedly remembered that my wife's '90 Golf has the
1.8 motor you're asking about.  It hardly uses any oil between changes at
~120,000 KM

Stay on those guys...

On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 9:26 PM, Bill MacLachlan <billmacla@gmail.com>wrote:

> 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
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jake
>>
>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>>
>> Crescent Beach, BC
>>
>> www.thebassspa.com
>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>>
>>
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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