What causes the K8 to suddenly burn oil?

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Re: What causes the K8 to suddenly burn oil?

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Swap another K8 in? or KLDE?

The K8 could be had for cheap, very cheap, if money is the deciding factor.
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Re: What causes the K8 to suddenly burn oil?

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If you don't have time or money, your options are very limited.

Take it for a tune up drive, see if that helps. ($2 in gas?)

Try a can of sea foam. ($10)

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Re: What causes the K8 to suddenly burn oil?

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My friend found someone with a bit more money who bought it and is planning to fix it up. Too bad it was out of her reach. At least her Nissan she bought with the money should last a year or so.
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I bought this car. She's in good hands now, will never see a wrecker. I guess my plans are a 10w-30 oil change & spark plugs, & drive it until it dies, then swap in a junkyard klde.
1 mx6 88 LX auto 2.2l 4cyl
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6 mx3 white gs jdm swap'd SOLD
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Another MX saved! :D
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Re: What causes the K8 to suddenly burn oil?

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When I bought my Mx-3, she was burning out and failed her e-test, at 10 years old and only 109'000kms on her!
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Re: What causes the K8 to suddenly burn oil?

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when my rings failed in my b6... not pretty! it would poop black out of it's tailpipe and eat through 3quarts/200miles.
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Re: What causes the K8 to suddenly burn oil?

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I had a couple B6's with failed rings... Damn Turbo's... :lol:
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Re: What causes the K8 to suddenly burn oil?

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On the 626 she burnt about a liter of oil between oil changes, she was also getting up there in mileage (scraped her at 295'000km), I put in the Lucas oil additive and she stopped burning oil. Worth a shot, depends on how bad she's burning it.
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Re: What causes the K8 to suddenly burn oil?

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There isn't any excessive smoke, I unfortuanately am going to be reselling this car. I can't hoard mx-3's- well at least not this one, it has a salvaged title :shrug:
I will let you all know how she does after an oil change & new spark plugs.
1 mx6 88 LX auto 2.2l 4cyl
2 mx6 93 LS saved from junkyard SOLD
3 Mx6 96 M edition blow a ze part it
4 Mx6 96 gold LS paint n lights auto SOLD
5 mx6 red fresh paint clean, sold
1 mx3 92rs sohc auto rota c8s h&r
2 mx3 93 gsze bought w/ mods
3 mx3 93 GSze mtx swp act stg3 str8 nek im eibach kl36
4 mx3 GS SOLD-
6 mx3 white gs jdm swap'd SOLD
*5th mx3 blk GS clean title modded DD*
1 PGT 97 blk, garaged clean sold
2 pgt primered 5 spd KL SOLD
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Re: What causes the K8 to suddenly burn oil?

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Well ran tons better with new plugs, & some 10w30. Just sold it last night.
1 mx6 88 LX auto 2.2l 4cyl
2 mx6 93 LS saved from junkyard SOLD
3 Mx6 96 M edition blow a ze part it
4 Mx6 96 gold LS paint n lights auto SOLD
5 mx6 red fresh paint clean, sold
1 mx3 92rs sohc auto rota c8s h&r
2 mx3 93 gsze bought w/ mods
3 mx3 93 GSze mtx swp act stg3 str8 nek im eibach kl36
4 mx3 GS SOLD-
6 mx3 white gs jdm swap'd SOLD
*5th mx3 blk GS clean title modded DD*
1 PGT 97 blk, garaged clean sold
2 pgt primered 5 spd KL SOLD
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