Burning Oil?

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

There should be no oil in the cylinder trying to return to the pan. Any oil that gets past the rings or is sucked in through the pcv valve will not return to the oil pan it gets burned. Or do you mean the oil in the crankcase below the piston on the cylinder wall ? shawn

Absolutely true...if excessive enough gives you the tell-tell bluish smoke out the exhaust pipe (worn rings)

Yes, I was meaning the oil in the crankcase below the piston on the cylinder wall that could be opposed by high crankcase pressure to return to the pan and be subjected to the high volitility (burn-off) of elevated cylinder temps due to malfunctioning EGR. Sorry, I should have stated it better than I did.

[ilya]

Hi, car guy here, has anyone put in aftermarket pistons or tried to swap in the newer style piston from the 02 or 04 engine in hopes of solving this?

[Gussie2000]

Hi, car guy here, has anyone put in aftermarket pistons or tried to swap in the newer style piston from the 02 or 04 engine in hopes of solving this?

HI Ilya !

Absolutely ! many VX'ers had their engines rebuildt or completly replaced.

I personally have no idea if aftermarket rings is a good deal to go for,however i'll suggest you to do some research & figured out two tips:


COST AGAINS VALUE AGAINS QUALITY

If a set of original OEM pistons from isuzu cost $ 350 & the aftermarket set cost $ 280 i'll try to put the other $ 70 & buy the original .....This is my quote

[kodiak]

As far as I know it’s not the pistons or rings that’s causing the oil consumption problem.

Hi, car guy here, has anyone put in aftermarket pistons or tried to swap in the newer style piston from the 02 or 04 engine in hopes of solving this?

[TheGanzman]

As far as I know it’s not the pistons or rings that’s causing the oil consumption problem.

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