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Message: Hmm… just assumed 9A1 had tubes. Quick Google says no. Inside of oil cap ok, &
Changed By: Laz
Change Date: April 11, 2015 04:46PM
Hmm… just assumed 9A1 had tubes. Quick Google says no. Inside of oil cap ok.ok, &
Change Date: April 11, 2015 04:46PM
Hmm… just assumed 9A1 had tubes. Quick Google says no. Inside of oil cap ok.ok, &
As far as a sticking ring, I would hope that's something audible, but the motor just makes its usual 3.4 racket. Revs great, etc. As far as other leaks, I'd think [i]something[/i] would've made it to the ground by now, or at least there'd be oil somewhere around the engine. One quart should make quite a mess.
The only other, and far-fetched thing I can think of is a lot of the winter driving was short hops in very cold weather, so maybe cold clearances is an issue. But then again, it didn't use anywhere near this much during break-in, and now with warmer weather in the past few days, my extrapolation seems to show it's getting worse: it could be a quart down at ≈ 238 miles. And with that I'd think I'd see [i]some[/i] blue smoke if it's an internal issue.
The silver lining is that it's still in warranty. Just hope it isn't (as it was with crank bore misalignment) a replacement motor, not that I worry about matching numbers too much.
The only other, and far-fetched thing I can think of is a lot of the winter driving was short hops in very cold weather, so maybe cold clearances is an issue. But then again, it didn't use anywhere near this much during break-in, and now with warmer weather in the past few days, my extrapolation seems to show it's getting worse: it could be a quart down at ≈ 238 miles. And with that I'd think I'd see [i]some[/i] blue smoke if it's an internal issue.
The silver lining is that it's still in warranty. Just hope it isn't (as it was with crank bore misalignment) a replacement motor, not that I worry about matching numbers too much.
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Author: LazDate: April 11, 2015 04:45PM
Hmm… just assumed 9A1 had tubes. Quick Google says no. Inside of oil cap ok.
As far as a sticking ring, I would hope that's something audible, but the motor just makes its usual 3.4 racket. Revs great, etc. As far as other leaks, I'd think [i]something[/i] would've made it to the ground by now, or at least there'd be oil somewhere around the engine. One quart should make quite a mess.
The only other, and far-fetched thing I can think of is a lot of the winter driving was short hops in very cold weather, so maybe cold clearances is an issue. But then again, it didn't use anywhere near this much during break-in, and now with warmer weather in the past few days, my extrapolation seems to show it's getting worse: it could be a quart down at ≈ 238 miles. And with that I'd think I'd see [i]some[/i] blue smoke if it's an internal issue.
The silver lining is that it's still in warranty. Just hope it isn't (as it was with crank bore misalignment) a replacement motor, not that I worry about matching numbers too much.
The only other, and far-fetched thing I can think of is a lot of the winter driving was short hops in very cold weather, so maybe cold clearances is an issue. But then again, it didn't use anywhere near this much during break-in, and now with warmer weather in the past few days, my extrapolation seems to show it's getting worse: it could be a quart down at ≈ 238 miles. And with that I'd think I'd see [i]some[/i] blue smoke if it's an internal issue.
The silver lining is that it's still in warranty. Just hope it isn't (as it was with crank bore misalignment) a replacement motor, not that I worry about matching numbers too much.