Thanks for the explanation! That really helps... Today I decided to check the plugs and I may have discovered where (some of) my oil was going. #1 was clean and dry, plug looked fine, a little wide on the gap but ok. #2 however, was full almost to the top with oil. #3 had about 2" of oil, #4 &a...

I bought cheap oil for a test run (Rotella was on deep sale), will join things up and run it to double check...figure it is the only thing left I can do for the moment. will flush the coolant system out as well to clean things up. If that fails or water shows up in the oil again, will probably take ...

Admittedly a unicorn problem....and based on testing probably not the issue. I am pretty handy around a car, but never done a head gasket before, I am struggling with the diagnostics. I have read about pressure tests and compression tests. I know the cylinder compression test (done those) but a &quo...

Greetings one and all! I have tried searching the vast internet, and have come up...confused. Many entires on this topic, but mostly for either older cars or much newer ones. 1 week ago, I checked my 2001 V70 XC and the oil was very low. Never saw an indication of overheating, but had to add 1.5 qts...