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<DIV>There are some steps that you need to take first </DIV>
<DIV> 1. Compression test should all be
about 140 to 160</DIV>
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<DIV> 2. Cylinder leak test should all be
about 10% to 15%</DIV>
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<DIV> 3. Check rear air filter at the bottom
and see if there is excessive oil at the bottom of the filter. If so remove the
valve cover and you will most likely find a badly worn rocker assy. The top hole
will squirt oil to high and spray everywhere in the valve cover, Then down the
breather tube and into the rear carburettor.</DIV>
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<DIV> 4. Last the notorious oil leaks.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century'; COLOR: #000000">David
Nock<BR>British Car
Specialists<BR>209-948-8767<BR>www.britishcarspecialists.com</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=healeys@autox.team.net
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">warthodson--- via Healeys</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 17, 2019 7:16 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=healeys@autox.team.net
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Healeys] high oil consumption</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Our local AH club will be checking a BJ8 for high oil consumption this
weekend. He says it is not leaking out. We will verify that when we inspect it.
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<DIV>He added 8 quarts of oil on the round trip to Conclave recently (2100 miles
total). The engine was professionally rebuilt in 2011. The engine builder has
recently retired & moved to a Caribbean island so we cannot contact him,
true story.</DIV>
<DIV>In 2012 he used 6 quarts of oil on a 5000 mile trip. About 2-3 years ago I
checked the compression, performed a leak down test & inspected the spark
plugs. Every thing was in the normal range.</DIV>
<DIV>My question is: If the engine passes all the usual tests this weekend, what
are some of the unusual ways you have come across that could cause high oil
consumption & how would we test for them? </DIV>
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<DIV>Gary Hodson</DIV></DIV>
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