Worn Piston Rings, Short Term Solution?

[mister munkey]

I've been getting through oil at the rate of about 1 litre per 1000 miles since I bought the Bongo 3 years ago. Problem has now been identified (after recent head gasket change) as bieng worn rings on Numbers 2 & 3.

Question being, is it a good idea to stick something along the lines of Slick 50 or the like in to assist as I'm not too keen to keep having it in the surgery every other week.

Does this kind of stuff really do what it says on the tin or is it a compromise?

[Doone]

Whether additives would help will depend on how bad the problem is. If it was mine and there's a chance the rings could be sticking, I'd try a really good quality engine flush to deglaze the bores etc, then an additive.

[You've Been Bongod]

slick 50 is good as it thickens the oil somewhat
my mazda 6 i had used to drink a bit of oil when i put slick 50 in seemed not to use as much

[stilldesperate]

Chris,

I've a bottle of it somewhere, you can have it. Can you wait till next weekend, It's prob in Preston.

SD

[mister munkey]

Cheers dude, another week won't hurt, just want to make sure it does more good than harm before I sling it in.

[missfixit70]

I'd go with Lorna's advice, use the 2 part, flush first, then put in the additive, worth a shot, certainly shouldn't cause any harm, surprised you didn't get it sorted while the head was off?

[mister munkey]

Cheers guys, has had engine oil flush at last major service 1000 miles ago, I guess that part is taken care of.

I'd just like to cut down on the oil burning & smokey bursts under load until such time as I can get it off the road to have rings done.

[splitpin]

There are additives which are supposed to reduce oil being forced past worn rings and burning, might be more suitable than slick 50 which is mainly a friction reducer I believe.

[mister munkey]

Ahh!
Tried that Wynnes Stop Smoke gunky stuff, seemed to make little difference, is that the kind of thing you mean?

[splitpin]

Yes, that is the type of thing I had in mind, has the consistancy of treacle so thickens the oil . Slick 50 probably not be of help then.

[The Great Pretender]

If it is sticky rings, i'm sure I read that removing injectors and filling the cylinder with coca cola and leaving it to soak over night can free them.

[wishmaster]

Hi Mister M, a friend of mine used 'Lucas heavy duty oil stabaliser' in his old engine, he said there was quite a difference in improvement , haven't tried it myself though. Haven't got a link to this product, but he got it off Ebay, bout a tenner.

Regards Izzy

[dandywarhol]

Don't quite understand why cylinders 1 and 4 aren't affected as all cylinders are fed air by a common source

[rita]

Don't quite understand why cylinders 1 and 4 aren't affected as all cylinders are fed air by a common source

Is it not possible that water could have been getting into cylinders 2 and 3 if the head gasket was faulty at that point.

Only a thought.

[Simon Jones]

If it is sticky rings, i'm sure I read that removing injectors and filling the cylinder with coca cola and leaving it to soak over night can free them.

Don't stick too much in otherwise you'll get 'hydraulic lock' which is the problem you get when driving a vehicle thru deep water & it gets sucked in via the air inlet.