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00 1.6 oil usage - davehodge999
hi all .i rebuilt a 1.6 focus engine renewing all piston rings and replacing 2 burnt out valves.it now runs smooth but uses quite a bit of oil.now and again it emits a cloud of smoke james bond style but most of the time the exhaust is clean .any ideas why it smokes intermittently and any suggestions as to slowing down oil usage.currently using 5/30 semi synth

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 18/12/2009 at 13:49

00 1.6 focus 1.6 oil usage - Roly93
I didn't think (according to the workshop manual) that it was recommended to attempt to rebuild the bottom end of these engines ?
Could it be that one of the new rings has broken which is causing the oil smoke ?