46 - Wednesday, September 17, 1986 - North Shore News

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PREVENT OIL BURNING

Cars get thirsty, too

DO YOU think, your car may be — because they permit raw, unburned which is intended to route oil = : Era a
using too much oil? gasoline to wash into the vapors through the combustion a a

One sign an engiac is burning oil crankcase. Not only does this chamber rather than permitting im ort Car S ecialists
is blue smoke coming from the ex- create hard starting, it also accel- them to escape into the at-
haust pipe. erates wear due to diluted engine mosphere.

There can be several reasons for — oil. Remember that excessive — oil COMPLETE MECHANICAL REPAIRS
this condition, says the Car Care Another factor in oil burning is burning is a condition that gradu-
Council of the Automotive In- a malfunctioning positive ally worsens and can affeet other
dustries Association of Canada, crankcase ventilation (PYC) valve, aspects of the engine.

the most common being valve goer _— ee i Tune-Ups - Oil Change

guide seals,
Here's why: The valves in a typ- Brakes - Clutches

s 4y , 4 ¥ Hl eh Transmissions
ical engine may open and close as ; hy eg
often as 100,000 times per hour at . ri Ha ‘ Engine Overhaul
highway speeds. The stem of the 4 — Electrical

valve, sliding up and down in a Sg Ss ) i Sc ae Open — Mon.-Sat. Ne
guide, is fitted with a special seal vce O s : . ; Yukio Negishi
designed to permit only a limited § yin? ® ; Giovanni Malara g
amount of oil to pass. (Some oil is § See us for good hearing aid :
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Eventually these seals will wear,

harden or otherwise fail. That's : nortuwestern

when oil burning begins. 1 2
Many of the conditions which & . a g i
cause an engine to burn oi! are @ N i carn cen e€
caused by vehicle neglect. One ex- g 1910 Lonsdale
ample of this is worn p'ston rings, § North Vancouver
which can wear out prematurely § . Open Tues.-Fri. 9:30-5
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and ‘ilter regularly. “ a a .
Cnce the rings become excessive-
ly worn, an expensive ‘‘ring job’’
is the only remedy. With proper
maintenance, however, an engine
normally should go well beyond
the 150,600 kilometre mark
without needing new piston rings.

Its essential to check the engine 9 - , § ff [- COMPLETE COLLISION REPAIRS & PAINTING

oil regularly. If oil is over-full or h
smells like gasoline, it could mean “All makes & models of cars, trucks & RV's

it is becoming diluted with ‘ Saturday September 26 : @ 1.C.8.C. VENDOR

gasoline. This oil may be thin

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combustion chamber, eventually § 4 am ™ 4pm
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