Originally Posted By: Olas
Originally Posted By: 1JZ_E46
Originally Posted By: Olas
HM oil is a band aid for people who can't be bothered to fix their leaking/burning issues.
Well that is a pretentious thing to say. Most high mileage cars with leaking burning issues aren't worth it to fix. If an oil can patch the problem and keep it on the road, what's the big deal? Not all cars are as easy and cheap to do internal engine work on as an 82 VW.
I'm not comparing anything to the Rocco, only commenting that oil burning in any measurable quantity shows a weakness in the rings, or the stem seals. Similarly, leaks only occur when gaskets fail.
Repairing the problem is always the correct option, irrespective of the vehicle age or market value.
An example comes to mind... There was a gentleman who got tired of oil consumprion in his Acura TSX with k24 engine. He had the engine rebuilt with quality parts, and the shop doing the work had a big name in business with Honda engines. Well, a few thousand dollars later he had a rebuilt engine that went from consuming 1qt/1k miles before the rebuild, to 1qt/3k miles. So rebuild does not always eliminate oil consumption, for one reason or another... I heard quite a few similar stories over the years.