[perryg114]

I have not done a leak down test although I need to get a gage for doing this. I can measure the compression but I have not done that lately either. The car probably burns about quart every 1000 miles on a long trip but it seems to burn alot less with city driving. My theory, however flawed it may be, that on a long trip I would be pulling a vacuum more often and sucking oil past a bad compressor seal where in city driving where I am under boost alot I got less oil consumption. It has been using oil like this for a long time on long trips maybe since it was new. The turbo is about due for some work anyway so regardless I don’t think putting in new bearings is a bad thing.

The engine has 120,000 miles on it and I run Mobil 1 15w-50 in it. I also run a good air cleaner that does not allow grit to get into the engine. This car has been sitting waiting on a new clutch for a while now and I am trying to freshen things up without spending a ton of money on it. I am trying to gradually upgrade stuff as it goes bad. I am not looking for big HP at this point although I may try to gain a little as I make improvements. I suppose I could have some blowby problems but I figure at this point I have nothing to loose. When I get the car running I will do the compression and leak down tests but I don’t plan on taking the engine out of the car anytime soon.

Perry