I mentioned the oil consumption in relation to valve guides, apropos of people sending their heads off to a shop. In addition to rings, my understanding is that play in the valve guides can also be a source of oil consumption.

I’m with you re: sleeping dogs, but I’m getting up there mileage-wise on a 45 year old gasket. Seems like the sort of thing that’s coming up soon enough. My intention was to do it in my own time rather than out of necessity.

Wasn’t thinking performance gains, just defusing a bomb whose fuse length is unknown to me.

Thoughts?

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1981 240D 4sp manual. Ivory White.