Originally Posted by fastball
But even so, at that kind of mileage, you are still doing better than most domestics
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you mean ALL domestics. there is only ONE domestic ive ever heard of running that long and thats a 302.
and while that motor may not have burned oil, i can guarantee that it leaked oil.
100,000 is a full lifespan for most 1980-2000 american made motors
in my mind, its better to burn oil than to leak oil.
and every 302 ive ever seen has leaked oil.
but on the flipside, soot on your bumper could also be fuel, and if your engine is running really rich it could cause it to burn more oil if the fuel is breaking down the oil.
im having that problem right now, ive got an O2 circuit problem, coupled with the fact that my fuel pressure was off the chart for the last week, until my AEM rail+FPR came in. my engine started consuming more oil than normal around the same time, and the oil also started to smell like gas.
after i get rid of this excessive rich situation, im gonna oil flush and change. hopefully it will go back to its 1QT between change habit.
~kris