Thanks for the response, 2 quarts may be a little bit of an overstatement, I don't have the best history of changing the oil every 3k, so it's a guesstimate. I found the how to for the Mystery Oil soak, I'll give it a try. I broke down and bought some lucas treatment, it was on sale so what the heck. It seems to help, but it's a result of the viscosity. It's like adding vaseline to the oil mixture or putting gum to cover a hole in a dam. How difficult is the ring replacement in this car? I'm going to try and stay away from it, every time I do something like that to a car I tend to create another issue, I'm not the most precise do it yourself-er.