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Changing oil today!
I have to change valve cover and replace the cam seal, b20b. Leaking alot of oil ![]()
I just realized today that my valve cover paint is bubbling. Painting it isn’t a priority in the grand scheme of things though.
hit 315k miles the other week and put new spark plugs in except it didnt really make a big difference like changing my ignition wires :/… oh well…
My valve cover is thrashed. Maybe I’ll paint it when I do my timing belt.
Also starting to wonder if my oil leak is from the breather box or the oil pressure sending unit.
I did plugs, wires, valve cover gasket, cap and a rotor over the weekend. Still have to finish the alarm and rewiring the system
Only 2 quarts recovered during most recent oil change. Oh man…
3000 mi. Sigh.
I was able to do a little bit of garage cleanup yesterday. I have so many parts just strewn about. I need to reorganize a lot of things and catalog stuff that I have.
I hate when I have new parts and I’m thinking, “Why did I buy this again?” Ugh.
I re-secured my subwoofer amp via straps to the rear seat, which I’m very happy how it turned out. Because I removed the rear carpet, I used straps/buckles on the metal holes through the seat. I hate drilling into metal, so I was happy to use those. I also secured the 10” subwoofer box to the center seatbelt buckle, which doesn’t get used anyway.
Any idea where the missing oil is going?
No leaks. It’s a B20. Maybe I’m revving too much… automagically.
I just wouldn’t have expected that from full synthetic.
Possibly burning oil due to worn piston rings, bad valve seals, or a faulty PCV valve? Any black soot on your rear bumper? Losing 2 quarts of oil between oil changes is a lot
I have noticed that I smell oil burn after a short burst of high rpm… so maybe 4k to 6k RPM and I’ve come down from it. Perhaps there’s a leak that is hitting something hot but not able to hit the ground. The exhaust doesn’t appear to show it’s burning oil either – no smoke, no soot.