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by bgerwig96
Sat Jul 01, 2017 8:25 am
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Oil Disappearing!
Replies: 12
Views: 4373

Re: Oil Disappearing!

Really? From what I've been reading that's within the acceptable range (with 210 being a little high) My compression tester has the hose but I opted to use the adapter since I wasn't sure the hose would be the correct thread. I'm gonna go try to find one of those seal pullers but as to the adapter I...
by bgerwig96
Sat Jul 01, 2017 5:28 am
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Oil Disappearing!
Replies: 12
Views: 4373

Re: Oil Disappearing!

So it's more likely than not the rings? I ran dry compression on all 4 and got 180;180;210;200 across the board. I'm not quite sure how to interpret that... But I have another problem to tackle first and that is the fact that the adapter for my compression tester got stuck in one of the plug holes. ...
by bgerwig96
Fri Jun 30, 2017 8:42 am
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Oil Disappearing!
Replies: 12
Views: 4373

Re: Oil Disappearing!

Well just yesterday I discovered that it is in fact burning. I took the filler cap off to add some oil and noticed some smoke coming out of the filler hole. So just to be sure I had the girlfriend run up the RPM's to around 3k so I could watch the exhaust, sure enough as soon as she backed off the t...
by bgerwig96
Mon Jun 26, 2017 1:49 pm
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Oil Disappearing!
Replies: 12
Views: 4373

Oil Disappearing!

My 2004 Pontiac Vibe Base is currently losing oil somehow... So much so that I go through almost all of it in under 1,000 miles. I don't have any noticeable leaks and it is not burning it to the point where I can see any smoke or smell any burning. I've checked the coolant and it's not going there I...