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I have no doubt the oil was breaking down Beau , it was smoking when i removed the cap which gives some indication of how hot she was running . Perhaps the split pcv pipe allowed it to throw out more oil than it would normally ?
A catch can has been on the cards forever and if i order one it will likely sit in the box upstairs with the fancy temp gauge i bought about 2 years ago
As i type its just occurred to me that i needed a little oil (not much) on the same journey the year before when the pcv pipe was good i had an 80 following me then so i was likely traveling a fair bit slower .
I don't lose oil between changes otherwise and i'm not looking for any answers i just thought i would share the experience as this thread and the 1kz head problem remains an open question .
Might use fully synthetic oil on the next trip as it is supposed to have a wider range of operating temps though i haven't investigated that claim at all .
A catch can has been on the cards forever and if i order one it will likely sit in the box upstairs with the fancy temp gauge i bought about 2 years ago
As i type its just occurred to me that i needed a little oil (not much) on the same journey the year before when the pcv pipe was good i had an 80 following me then so i was likely traveling a fair bit slower .
I don't lose oil between changes otherwise and i'm not looking for any answers i just thought i would share the experience as this thread and the 1kz head problem remains an open question .
Might use fully synthetic oil on the next trip as it is supposed to have a wider range of operating temps though i haven't investigated that claim at all .