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Old 08-25-2001, 01:34 AM
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Re: Burning Oil...

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Originally posted by AznVirus
i think my car is burning oil, cause i just fixed and oil leak like a week ago. they gave my car a full oil change, using 10W40 oil. today, the check oil light came on and i checked it, and it showed i had like barely a drop of oil left. it burned so quick. i called the body shop up and they told me i might have to replace my piston rings, will this solve my problem? im going to put in 20W50 oil and see if it still burns fast. i hope not...
Have your mechanic do a compression check. It will tell you if your rings are bad or not.

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