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etniesfaction

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Oct 6, 2008
Horsham, Pennsylvania
i keep checking my dipstick and its about two quarts low of oil each time and im checking around a week or two at a time....the car does not smoke at idle or driving...i check everyday for a leak under the car and no leaks...i have an autometer oil pressure gauge and it reads pressure like it should...what steps should i take to know whats going on?
 
You need to check better then. And do a compression check. If you are losing a quart a week its going somewhere and it should be very obvious. Have someone follow you to see if it's smoking out the tailpipe and do a compression check and then pull the lower intercooler pipe and see if the turbo is leaking real bad as well.
 
Yeah, do as he said. Seems strange you are loosing that much and can't determine where it is coming from. The rings could be causing it it to burn oil. Try a compression test. Good luck.
 
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