1997 civic very dirty oil very quickly
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Re: 1997 civic very dirty oil very quickly
Gordon McGrew wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:52:59 -0700, jim beam <nospam@example.net>
> wrote:
>
>> runsrealfast wrote:
>>> I have a 1997 civic with 109k on it. I drive 60 miles (38 on I-15)
>>> every day to work (120 miles round trip). Everytime I change the oil in
>>> it about a week later the oil is down 2 quarts and its real dirty. This
>>> started about a year ago. I have just been replacing the oil that has
>>> been lost. The car has no loss of performance (that I can feel, power
>>> or mileage) but does make a screaching noise during acceleration. I
>>> have yet to change the timing belt and when that is done the water pump
>>> will get changed, which I have been told will fix the screaching noise.
>>> Anyway I was worried that my K&N cold air intake was letting to much
>>> "junk" into my engine. Is this possible, or is it something completely
>>> different?
>>>
>>> runsrealfast <--i run fast not my car, after all its a civic
>>>
>> crud in the oil comes from combustion problems or ingestion of
>> grit/increased wear - once you mention the k&n intake, all sympathy
>> disappears. look into the cost of a replacement jdm engine and
>> refitting the stock air filtration system.
>
> If your engine is bad, that filter is probably to blame. You ought to
> sue them.
>
> If the water pump is screeching you need to get it done yesterday. Is
> it leaking coolant?
>
Here's my two cents worth. Oil will turn black due to combustion gases
getting into the crank case. The oil is probably getting by the piston
rings. It it was getting by the valve guides you would probably have
fouled plugs.
> On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:52:59 -0700, jim beam <nospam@example.net>
> wrote:
>
>> runsrealfast wrote:
>>> I have a 1997 civic with 109k on it. I drive 60 miles (38 on I-15)
>>> every day to work (120 miles round trip). Everytime I change the oil in
>>> it about a week later the oil is down 2 quarts and its real dirty. This
>>> started about a year ago. I have just been replacing the oil that has
>>> been lost. The car has no loss of performance (that I can feel, power
>>> or mileage) but does make a screaching noise during acceleration. I
>>> have yet to change the timing belt and when that is done the water pump
>>> will get changed, which I have been told will fix the screaching noise.
>>> Anyway I was worried that my K&N cold air intake was letting to much
>>> "junk" into my engine. Is this possible, or is it something completely
>>> different?
>>>
>>> runsrealfast <--i run fast not my car, after all its a civic
>>>
>> crud in the oil comes from combustion problems or ingestion of
>> grit/increased wear - once you mention the k&n intake, all sympathy
>> disappears. look into the cost of a replacement jdm engine and
>> refitting the stock air filtration system.
>
> If your engine is bad, that filter is probably to blame. You ought to
> sue them.
>
> If the water pump is screeching you need to get it done yesterday. Is
> it leaking coolant?
>
Here's my two cents worth. Oil will turn black due to combustion gases
getting into the crank case. The oil is probably getting by the piston
rings. It it was getting by the valve guides you would probably have
fouled plugs.
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