850 starts burning lots of oil from nowhere?
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I saw huge variation between pennzoil synthetic 10w-30 and Castrol high mileage 10w-30 , all attributable to bad valve stem seals.
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I think my valve stem seals are bad too. Which oil worked better for you?abscate wrote: 07 Apr 2021, 07:53 I saw huge variation between pennzoil synthetic 10w-30 and Castrol high mileage 10w-30 , all attributable to bad valve stem seals.
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The Castrol High Mileage Synthetic.SomeGuy537 wrote: 07 Apr 2021, 08:59I think my valve stem seals are bad too. Which oil worked better for you?abscate wrote: 07 Apr 2021, 07:53 I saw huge variation between pennzoil synthetic 10w-30 and Castrol high mileage 10w-30 , all attributable to bad valve stem seals.
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