richardd wrote:
>
> My 87 Westy (aka "Kiboko") has slowly increased its oil consumption to about
> 1 quart every 4,0000 miles.
>
> It has 116K on it and no obvious oil leaks and runs only slightly weaker
> than the when I bought it 2 years ago.
>
Rich,
One quart per 4k miles is not bad. A better indicator of engine wear
would be a compression test. See how that looks before rebuilding.
Larry
'82 diesel->Jetta Westy- "Wild Westy"