My '60 Lark consumes oil. Not excessively, but enough that I put about a quart in every month or so (probably every 1000 to 1500 miles). Keep in mind, I drive this car every day.
A few days ago I noticed a bit of blue smoke sputtering out of my tail pipe when I started the engine cold in the morning. It cleared up after a minute or two, and I've kept my eye on it; this morning, however, there was no smoke at all. (Confusion mounts).
So how long do you all think I can expect to get away with this rate of consumption? It's likely something with the valves wearing out, but that level of repair is way out of my budget at the moment. For what it's worth, I don't have any smoke when the engine is up to operating temp--I've had someone tail me to watch for it--and my spark plugs are all clean and all look identical.
Some technical details:
Flat head six engine
Oil is Rotella T4 15W40 w/a bottle of STP oil treatment.
I only add oil when I top off. STP is added only at oil changes (every 3k miles)
Oil condition looks good. Viscosity seems normal and color is a medium to deep brown (oil was changed September 11th).
A few days ago I noticed a bit of blue smoke sputtering out of my tail pipe when I started the engine cold in the morning. It cleared up after a minute or two, and I've kept my eye on it; this morning, however, there was no smoke at all. (Confusion mounts).
So how long do you all think I can expect to get away with this rate of consumption? It's likely something with the valves wearing out, but that level of repair is way out of my budget at the moment. For what it's worth, I don't have any smoke when the engine is up to operating temp--I've had someone tail me to watch for it--and my spark plugs are all clean and all look identical.
Some technical details:
Flat head six engine
Oil is Rotella T4 15W40 w/a bottle of STP oil treatment.
I only add oil when I top off. STP is added only at oil changes (every 3k miles)
Oil condition looks good. Viscosity seems normal and color is a medium to deep brown (oil was changed September 11th).
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