1990 300e oil burning Problem
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1990 300e oil burning Problem
Hello all,
I have had my 300e sedan for a very long time now and I just noticed that it has started to burn oil in the last month or so. Now it had never done this before. I moved to AZ a while ago and notice a change in the car. The car only has 65k on her, she does not get driven alot, So I dont know where it could have started?
There are NO leaks in the drive way or in the garage what so ever but I have had to put a qt. of oil in it more often then I would if I was back home. IDK what it could be. If there is anyone out there that can help That would be sweet.
I have had my 300e sedan for a very long time now and I just noticed that it has started to burn oil in the last month or so. Now it had never done this before. I moved to AZ a while ago and notice a change in the car. The car only has 65k on her, she does not get driven alot, So I dont know where it could have started?
There are NO leaks in the drive way or in the garage what so ever but I have had to put a qt. of oil in it more often then I would if I was back home. IDK what it could be. If there is anyone out there that can help That would be sweet.
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Most common oil consumption on a M103 is from weak or damaged valve stem seals. Is job to do in car, there is a pdf tutorial floating around (google search, I think it's on another forum). I've seen some that the stem seals have dislodged which causes a sudden increase in oil consumption.
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Thank you sir I will have to look into that and see if that's the cause of why its doing that... Now just for the sake of asking would there be anything else that I would have to look into if it turns out that's not my problem?