Too Rich??

Typrus · Post by **Typrus** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 11:39 am

I've seen that 20R write-up before.
I've done the 1 quart Marvel then topped with cheap oil in my engine, a buddies Audi, and am ready to do it in a buddies Beamer. In 50 miles (my standard drive period) the oil goes from clear-amber to mucky sludge. We then flush with 1-2 quarts cheap oil just poured in the top and run out the bottom. Not the greatest flush method ever, but it works. We then fill up with Mobil 1 synthetic, in the factory recommended viscosity range. My friends Audi is a different car at higher RPM's and my car remained more or less the same.

I'll have to try one of those methods.
Thanks a ton takza!

Typrus · Post by **Typrus** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 12:25 am

Damn..
Used a different tester, then bought a new one. All came to be the same results, wet and dry test. Conclusion? Valves.
And now I think I'm hearing oil starvation, yet I have a full pan. Pump failure?

Sheisse.... I think I may wind up having to nix driving her for a while. I need to find out what the insurance co says about killing its insurance if it won't be driving around.

I still have a lot to discuss with my folks, but assuming that my babie's insurance can be nix'd then I can slash $130 a month off my bills, then the $150 or so I spend on gas, let alone other odd ends.
If I can figure something like that out, then maybe I can save up and fix her up? I have no idea.........

Until final plans on any level can be made, I'll just have to drive her very very easy....

takza · Post by **takza** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:46 am

You could do a quick and easy valve job on it for not too much.

Or....now you have a chance to port and polish...do some grooves...mill the head....

Seems strange to me that all the valves would "wear" at exactly the same rate???? Though, if that's the case...probably a good thing?

Typrus · Post by **Typrus** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:37 am

I'm going to try an adjustment before I do a replacement. I had read about a bunch of shimming and so-forth, so was concerned it wasn't a simple screw-type setup. Found out it is, so I'll try to adjust, but if I get problems, I'll have to replace. We'll see what happens.

BTW, I may have found a 32/36 for fairly cheap... Have to talk with the guy to see if I saw correctly though.