Re: Oil Loss vs, Miles Driven

Posted by Gary On 2013/10/28 18:12:27

It certainly does help OD for my own information and others as well. The mileage on this car is uncertain showing a little over 52,000 but that could be 152,000 for all we know. I'm sure it would have had had least a valve job if not a complete overhaul by now. Chances are good that it has bad guides since it has decent compression so we will look into that a liitle further. We also discussed not adding oil unless it reaches the "low" line on the dipstick and seeing if the consumption levels off.

1700 miles and no more than 1/2 quart low is phenomenal for a car from the 50's with 45,000 miles on it. My car uses about a quart of oil per tank of gas but I know it has bad exhaust guides and never had any engine work performed on it.