Quote: Do you guys think that this could be responsible for that much oil usage? This is the last thing to try before going the rebuild route, which I hate to do because it runs so good...I don't want to open a can of worms (and my wallet).



Not to be a wise a$$ but you've already opened a can of worms. You know where this is giong from this piont, just save yourself the grief of tearing it down in the car, pull it, inspect everything and when you find out how worn it really is, rebuild it. Hey, its winter, what else do you have to do? I'll be tearing down another one myself in a few weeks.