SUBILGTFTW20052124 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 My baby LGT has 70,000 miles and has been consuming about a quart of oil every tank of gas. Not sure what is going on....the dealership said it was my piston rings and they needed replaced, but I have also heard that it is my turbo that is the problem...? Can anyone help me solve this crisis? I am spending way too much money on oil and I am using 10-40 because I consume so much.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneskiian Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 You need to do some investigating as it could be either of those you mentioned or something else entirely. Have you had a leak down test? Have you pulled the intercooler to see if it's got oil in it? There are a number of threads on oil consumption here. You could read those for more ideas. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdrift86 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Sounds like either your turbo or ring land failure. Until you do a leak down test or pull the the downpipe/intake you won't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBILGTFTW20052124 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Yes, I have pulled my inter cooler and there is a bit of oil in it. Not a huge amount though...where are the other oil threads I can look at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Just hang out here for few day's they will pop up. I'm using a qt every 700 - 1000 miles or more, the car runs great, I just keep checking and top it off as needed. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPeC.B_MaZTer Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I seem to be having a very similar issue. Did you perform a leakdown test? What was causing your oil consumption>? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I seem to be having a very similar issue. Did you perform a leakdown test? What was causing your oil consumption>? I did not. I figured why spend the money, I knew the tmic was dry so it was internal engine. So I just bought a new EJ257 short block and had my heads rebuilt. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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