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Originally Posted by disbo100
Hi Folks,
Tons of great comments thanks.. Ill address each one
How many miles during that month?
**1500-1800 before the light and dipstick are lower than FULL.
Did you run Marvel through the fuel or did you remove the injectors and squirt some in and let it set overnight? The latter worked well for me...compression up and oil use down.
**Yes, I ran 1/2 bottle of Marvels through the gas tank. Not much gain in oil loss.
Have you checked your turbo for play? Your turbo could be using oil.
**I have no idea how to "check the turbo for play"... Do tell....
If the "add oil" warning comes on when the oil on the dipstick is almost full, the problem could be the float switch in the sump could be faulty. It's a common failure item in high-mileage 60x engines. The warning should not appear until the oil is at the "low" mark, 2 quarts down. About $40 for a new switch and you can install it yourself next time you change oil.
If the dipstick is correct, you are over-filling the crankcase. The excess oil is likely being burned off, that's why the level keeps falling.
**On my lunch hour I went out and took a look. I added a quart yesterday and its sitting right at the full mark.
Before I filled it up the "add oil" light came on so when I got home I checked it. I'm using my calibrated eyeball so bear with me. The distance from the Full to add line is apprx an inch or so.
Before I added oil the level was about 1/8 the difference between the add and full.
To ensure I don’t overfill it should I wait until the level is HALFWAY between the hash marks? And kind of ignore the light?
** I'm guessing the one fellow hit it on the head when he said the float was bad an I'm overfilling it.
I also like the idea of pulling the injectors letting the soak and putting some marvels in the cylinders to also let them soak.
Thanks Chris
Ill do a few of these and keep yall posted..
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If you put the Marvel M Oil in the Fuel it will just burn and have no effect on the Rings.
When I soaked my Cylinders/Pistons in Mervel M Oil I poured in in through the Glow Plug Holes (so I would not have to buy new heat shields).
However, the key to using it is to give it time.
I soaked mine for al full 7 day week and rotated the Engine and poured somemore in. '
I soaked it for another 3 days at which point I had to get the Car Back in use; did an Oil and Filter change and started driving it.
I worked and cured the hazy grey smoke I had been putting out at idle and normal driving.