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Old Jul 13, 2010, 06:32 PM
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motor Burn oil

should a built motor with bigger turbo burn oil? newbie help. Looking into getting a evo 9 soon
Old Jul 13, 2010, 06:37 PM
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evo's are known to run a little "loose"...I have always had to add a quart between oil changes
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yea i was looking at one on the forum but it burn some oil and i didn't know if that was normal.
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If you look up burning oil, you'll see quite a few Evo owners have experienced this issue. I think it depends on how hard you run your car but that is debatable.
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i think saying "evos are known to burn oil" is spreading false information. all the evos i know of dont burn oil including mine, maybe some of you guys are not putting enough oil in to begin with
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Yeah, my car never burnt any oil. 4.7 quarts every oil change. But I did notice my valve seals were torn and could have caused an oil burning condition later.
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need more opinion
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well to answer your question, no it should not burn oil
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it should not burn oil, if the person who built the motor built it improperly, such as not honing, not placing or gapping the rings correctly this could be your issue. or if they did a motor build without proper machine work
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Mine never burnt oil. Goes for all 3 of them that I owned.
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All engines use oil. Some oil gets into the intake, some past the rings, some past the valve seals. If the last two didn't happen, how would the cylinder walls and valve guides stay lubricated?

People who state that their Evo engine uses no oil at all do not realize that used oil is contaminated with dirt, ash and gasoline. This can cause the volume to remain the same in a tight engine.

An Evo with a good OEM engine, broken in, should easily go 3K miles without needing topping up. Built engines with forged pistons have more piston clearance and usually will use more oil. I'd suggest that if the engine uses more than a quart every 1000 miles something is wrong.

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mine burns a little oil here and there. unless its burning more than half a quart then I think you would definately have a problem.
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