86gl10 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 (edited) My 86 gl 10 started burning about a quart of oil every week at about the same time I blew a head gasket. I replaced the head gaskets and also did the cam seals. I checked cylinder walls and they look good. Gets good compression. And it still burns a quart every couple days. There is no sign of leakage on the driveway. Could I be leaking while I drive? Also the exhaust smells horrible. Maybe turbo burning the oil? Edited December 16, 2011 by 86gl10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subarurx yo Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 i have a ea82t and i pulled it completely apart to find the ring lands to be broke but mine smoked bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 did you do the valve seals when you did the head gaskets. you would get oil burning on decel of they were bad. check the PCV valve and all of its related hosing, as they can be clogged, and th engine will consume oil in the pcv system if it is out of whack. Likely the turbo could be using it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86gl10 Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 I did not replace valve stem seal. But I did find oil in all the intake parts and throttle body after the turbo. Im thinkin thats it. What are my best options? I know used ones are hard to find. I wanna stay stock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Used VF7's are not that hard to find. And it's not that hard to upgrade to the TD04 from a WRX. Do an intercooler at the same time. Your power and your reliability will go up if you don't change the stock boost pressure settings. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKghandi Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 id go with the turbo. thats what was wrong with mine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86gl10 Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 So I did the turbo. Nothing changed. There was oil in the pcv system so I replaced the valve. This also did not help. I can hardly drive the car cause im going through a quart every 100 miles. Im not leaving clouds of smoke but the exhaust does smell. I need some help. I checked for the leaks but nothing major. The oil is going somewhere. Could it be the oil pump? I do have what I think is a noisey valve train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKghandi Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Did you check the oil feed lines? They could be leaking onto the exhaust and burning off befor it makes a stain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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