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Subject:oil usage
From:Allan Streib
Date:Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:22:09 -0400

I posted earlier that on a recent 2000+ mile trip, my engine used
roughly 2 quarts of oil.  I checked it every fuel stop, and added
maybe half a quart every other stop to keep it between the add and the
full marks.

Most of this trip was interstate driving running at or near 4000 RPM.
I can see that running at that RPM might cause a bit of extra oil
usage but this seems pretty excessive based on other engines I'm used
to.

I never noticed any smoke in the exhaust.

Comments?  I'm going pull the plugs to see how they look, and check
compression as soon as I get a chance.  Probably this weekend.

Allan
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1991 Vanagon GL