were is my oil going?

dirtyhandssubaru555 · Post by **dirtyhandssubaru555** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:56 am

im not leaking any oil or smokeing while driving. it does smoke good if she has sat for a few days but only for maybe a minute, i figure valve stem seals is the cause of that. could the turbo be leaking internaly and just filing my exhaust? i'm putting in almost of a quart of oil for every 100miles sometimes less. this is blowing my mind!

ericem · Post by **ericem** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:08 am

Try changing the PCV valve.

dirtyhandssubaru555 · Post by **dirtyhandssubaru555** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:11 am

did that to stop my lifter issue.

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:29 am

How many miles?

If you get on it hard, does it smoke some? Look the in rearview mirror at night with someone behind you....

Smoke on hard accelleration = need new rings, and while you are at it, head rebuild.

dirtyhandssubaru555 · Post by **dirtyhandssubaru555** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:45 am

189xxx i can get on it has hard as i want and no smoke. i have had people follow me and they said they didn't see any smoke.

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:32 am

hmmmmmmm

voodoochylde · Post by **voodoochylde** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:38 pm

Go to your local grocery store and ask them for a big box...one that will fold flat and fit well between your front wheels. Park the car and slide the cardboard under there. The morning after that, look at the cardboard and see where it's got oil on it. That will give you an idea of where to start looking for leaks.

I'd bet on front cam seals, valve cover gaskets, or rear main seal as that seems to be some very common places for leakage.

Good luck, this crap can be a nightmare.

tris91ricer · Post by **tris91ricer** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:28 pm

What about in the turbo? I'm pretty sure that I was losing oil to my turbo when I was having a mystery oil disappearance problem. When the car idled for too long, the idle would dip real low (shaking the whole car) and would smoke for a bit. Is it possible the oil is going to the turbo and getting stuck somewhere in there and then getting burned off?

dirtyhandssubaru555 · Post by **dirtyhandssubaru555** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:18 am

i have been putting cardboard under her for the past few days and no drips, i replaced the cam seals, front crank seal, resealed the oil pump and new valve cover gaskets. new pcv valve, i can only think its the turbo, it does idle real low sometimes and shake. low like 400 to 600 rpm

tyrone · Post by **tyrone** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:22 pm

if u run ur car on redline or really high in the rpms alot it will burn off oil...thats the problem that i had with mine

dirtyhandssubaru555 · Post by **dirtyhandssubaru555** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:42 pm

i try not to redline it to much, i've been trying to keep it 5000rpm or lower

Arctic Assassian · Post by **Arctic Assassian** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:10 am

my car had this same problem... losing oil, low, low, low idle, no drips. Turns out it was the rings. They went bad, then got fuel in my crankcase, washed the bearings, and then spun rod bearing #1. Do a compression check. If thats fine, then pull your turbo, and check your intake tract for oil.

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were is my oil going?

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