2002 Vauxhall Astra BURNING OIL

Tiny
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  • 2002 VAUXHALL ASTRA
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 66,000 MILES
Hi I recently had my cams and valves replaceced I put fast road cams in but now my car seems to be burning 4 litres of oil in 100 but my car is alot faster and more responsive my garage reckon its my bottom end need replacing but before I had cam upgrade it was fine it hardly smoked any ideas
Sunday, August 17th, 2008 AT 5:42 AM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

This is not that uncommon, when you o/haul the top end and seal it up like new you put a greater load on the bottom end and often you can experience excessive oil burning as the increased cylinder pressures are often to much for the worn rings to cope with.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Sunday, August 17th, 2008 AT 5:56 AM

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