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Sep 2, 2006
waldorf, Maryland
whats up guys.....I have a 92 tsi that i just rebuilt.....it has 160 compression accross the board......I seem to be burning at least a quart of oil in about 4 to 5 days.....I have no visible leaks....since i put the new head on with comp 101200's tit retainers n springs and a cometic head gasket its been doing this.......car runs strong......the only thing left on the car with original miles on it(140,000+) are the turbo and the oil cooler......does anyone have any suggestions on what it could be???thanks for any help........
 
It smokes a little bit when i get into boost and in between shifts but if i baby it it is fine...If i sit for a while and then go it smokes a little bit also.........what do you think??? And i just put on a ported 2g o2 housing on and i have alot of shaft play on the exhaust side>>possible turbo burning oil?????
 
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