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Title: oil additives??
Post by: robz on 08 September 2009, 11:00

hey all, thought this was a fairly generic question so best in here!
are there any oil additives that can be used for cars that like to use their oil lol, im thinking its my valve stem seals/piston rings on their way out but just to see if i can make them last as i cant affor 600 quid plus for a rebuild :)
i am running 20/50 in my mk3 8v gti which made it alot better but its still throwing it out the zorst, lol.
cheers

Title: Re: oil additives??
Post by: robz on 08 September 2009, 20:02

any body :(

Title: Re: oil additives??
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 09 September 2009, 16:13

You could try wynn's engine stop leak. Depends how far it is gone, probably won't make any difference.

Title: Re: oil additives??
Post by: danny_p on 09 September 2009, 17:12

never had an engine get that bad,  it'smore than likely valve stem seals / guides as thats what goes on vw engines . snake oil won't fix that

really just buy another engine cheep and swap it over

Title: Re: oil additives??
Post by: robz on 09 September 2009, 17:27

oh bloody hell, lol
where can i get wynns stuff from??
not what i wanted to hear!!
need 2 new tyres too, need to find some cheap - the mot is next month :(
hopefully all this smoke wont ruin my emmissions!!

Title: Re: oil additives??
Post by: danny_p on 09 September 2009, 17:35

the kit dosent actualy detect blue smoke  :smiley:  problem is they can give it a visual fail  :sad:

Title: Re: oil additives??
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 09 September 2009, 18:03

Quote from: danny_p on 09 September 2009, 17:35

the kit dosent actualy detect blue smoke  :smiley:  problem is they can give it a visual fail  :sad:

Burning oil will lead to high HC emissions.

Title: Re: oil additives??
Post by: robz on 09 September 2009, 18:29

if it does fail what are my options??
rebuild/replace?
i mean it only smokes when its hot - or it sits idling alot??
also i have 20/50 in it as advised by a mechanic, but i think it should have 10/40 -
if i changed the oil just before would that help me??
tbh - i knew it wasnt good but wasnt overly bothered as i may be vr6ing it in a efw years, then it dawned on my that it may fail emmissions :(
any helpis apreciated as im a bit paniced now, lol!!

Title: Re: oil additives??
Post by: danny_p on 09 September 2009, 20:50

if it's an 8v  £100 will have you another enigne

Title: Re: oil additives??
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 09 September 2009, 21:32

Quote from: danny_p on 09 September 2009, 20:50

if it's an 8v  £100 will have you another enigne

+1
8v engines are plentiful and cheap on ebay  :smiley:

Title: Re: oil additives??
Post by: robz on 10 September 2009, 15:43

ok, had a look at the wains stuff today at the shop!
6quid and i'll stick some in before the mot - hopefully clean it up for a week over the mot, lol
cheers all...
oh actually - would you advise i use the wains engine flush too - or may that upset the seals even more??