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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
One of the oil rings could have fractured during the trip and a section fell away..........the oil consumption would climb dramatically. If the compression rings are intact, the compression test might not yield any conclusive results.
The engine would run just fine...........but consume a bunch of oil.
How many miles on it now............???
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That sounds possible too, maybe it's time to take a look in the oil pan for loose parts. It has 438K at the moment, so I wouldn't be shocked by anything at this point.
I am reluctant to do anything short of a complete rebuild at this mileage. I'll get the compression test anyway (it does seem to have a lot of blow-by too) and than decide what to do. I like the idea of rebuilding and keeping the original engine, but I don't know if there's anyone around that I trust to do it. I will probably be better off with a reman from either metric or the dealer. I'll also see what kind of magic my indy can do, he's very good at finding parts.