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My car has a very high consumption of engine oil approx. 1l for 100 km and white smog in exhaust.

Tiny
FLORI1980
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  • 1997 MERCEDES BENZ C180
  • 90,000 MILES
Last month I have change the piston rings for this reason and the consumption of engine oil exist
Friday, April 27th, 2012 AT 6:32 AM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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What type of oil are you using mineral or synth? And did you give the bores a good hone out to break up any glazing? I am wondering if you fitted the oil control rings correctly that is a lot of oil to be using.
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Friday, April 27th, 2012 AT 7:51 AM
Tiny
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THANK YOU `MHPAUTOS`. I HAVE FILLED THE ENGINE WITH SAE 5W40 FULL-SYNTHETIC OIL.I THINK THE MECHANIC FITTED THE RINGS CORRECTLY.
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Friday, April 27th, 2012 AT 8:52 AM
Tiny
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Run in with mineral oil, 10W-40 that should help
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Friday, April 27th, 2012 AT 9:45 AM
Tiny
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Thanks again, but for how long should I keep this type of oil?
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Saturday, April 28th, 2012 AT 6:14 AM
Tiny
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First 5,000kms and see how the oil consumption is, synth oil will not bed in the engine.
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Saturday, April 28th, 2012 AT 3:28 PM

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