Re: Some 164L questions

["Colin Verrilli" <verrilli@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"J. Greg Williams" <totally@domain.elided> writes:
> Greetings,
>
> I just purchased a '91 164L w/70K miles, unfortunately it seems to have a problem burning oil that I
> was not aware of when I bought it.  First off let me state that it is beautiful and I have
> absolutely no buyers remorse.  Now, I've read some of the posts on the digest and understand that
> Alfa's can burn a lot of oil compared to other cars but mine seems to be a bit excessive (2 quarts
> every 4 or 5 days of driving to work).

This seems excessive and I think it's time for further tests.
The shop should be able to do compression tests...
500 miles / quart is often considered a limit of acceptable oil
consumption. My milano was burning 1 qt every 500 miles and it
had a broken ring and worn valve guides.
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Colin Verrilli     Raleigh, NC     verrilli@domain.elided
'84 GTV6        '87 Milano Gold         '94 164LS Auto
Mid-Atlantic Alfa Romeo Club (MAARC) Treasurer
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