newb question

[whiteturboz89]

if my 1989 turbo supra is burning oil, is it safe to add the fluid treatment that seals up the cylinder walls and rings?

 

[tlo86]

if my 1989 turbo supra is burning oil, is it safe to add the fluid treatment that seals up the cylinder walls and rings?

snake oil, it will do more bad than good.

 

[suprahabsfan]

snake oil, it will do more bad than good.

+1, find the problem and fix it!

 

[Facime]

Liquid engine rebuild, just say no.

 

[Gilsdorf]

Have a compression test and a leak-down test done. They will help you diagnose where the burning oil is coming from.

 

[Cycoclown]

well it is a turbo car. it will burn some oil. is it burning alot or just a little?

 

[Poodles]

more than likely it's because the valve stem seals are leaking, and no amount of additives is going to seal them

 

[tbcmorris]

NO!!! You have a problem and there are no miricle sloutions. You've gotta think if your sealling your rings other parts of the oil system are going to seal ex. Turbo oil line, oil cooler and line....these products just cause more damage.

 

[Keros]

Valve cover gaskets, IIRC, can cause oil to burn on start-up. If it's burning oil while running it can be a number of things... valve train, piston rings, and turbo seals.

A compression test and a leakdown test will tell you about the piston rings. If the turbo has play, it could be the turbo causing the problem.

 

[Davismj711]

+1 to fixing the problem, there is no easy cure^^

On a side note, at least your exhaust wont rust from the inside out with the oil coating it ^^

 

[whiteturboz89]

the supra drinks like half a quarter every 200 miles.

 

[whiteturboz89]

probably burns like half a quart every 250 miles, if i drive it hard.

 

[Nocheez]

That's a big leak, are you leaving drops anywhere on the concrete after parking? Or is it all being burned? Fix it now, or it'll cost a lot more to fix later.

 

[Gilsdorf]

When is it burning, acceleration, decel, start-up, all the time? These are clues as to where it could be going.

Check your valve cover screws, they like to losen by themselves.

 

[Poodles]

If you can't find leaks....it's gonna be the valve stem seals or turbo.

My valve stem seals where GONE, the only part left was the metal casing, and the inside of the ports was NASTY.

Needless to say, it ran MUCH better after it was cleaned out and the head was rebuilt...

 

[ninja6o4]

Does it burn oil while running?