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Originally Posted by Hit Man X
M103s don't tend to smoke much during oil consumption from what I have seen. Don't judge anything by simply that. Mine doesn't, 260k and the head hasn't been rebuilt.
Keep the oil weight around 0/40 or 5/40. Plenty of film at high RPM and quick pressure on cold starts.
Have you pulled the old cap/rotor yet? They don't last that long as the M103 is a high rev car... just like the rest of the accys. With a poor arcing setup...
Do you have a lazy injector or many?
Do the stem seals to rule them out, under $20 and a few hours. Plus you get a new valve cover gasket and oil cap seal then to help idle vacuum. Also the upper timing cover always leaks, go ahead and replace the seals while it's apart, then toss on new cap/rotor.
Your PO sounds like a moron, so you get to basically replace everything and start fresh to get a solid base.
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I'm going to wait till we build up some more $$ before I get the valve seals done....I'll get a quote tomorrow from the stealer on it. (I don't have the resources to do it myself)
It has a new: coil, rotor, cap, cap cover, and spark plugs. I've also changed the rubber tubing for the idle control valve, the valve itself, and the temperature sensors. This car has cost a fortune!
We'll see on the valve seals...if its not too expensive I'll just get it done right away so I don't keep fouling plugs....that'd be nice to not be pulling them on a bi-weekly basis!
As for oil, its currently on Mobil 1 0w40....think the turbodiesel truck 5w40 would work as well or better? Just curious....
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