Rastus wrote:

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LOL !

I'd be more worried if my engine wasn't drinking any oil...

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Yeah but you're not running around in here claiming to be an ASE and Ford Motor Company certified "mechanic".

I'd expect a layman to re-use a worn-out coated piston. Did you see the photos? Looks like PS spent the money and had the head rebuilt, and he even had the crankshaft and all 4 pistons out of their bores! What gives on the pistons? Does PowerStroker not know that a piston is considered a "wear item"? I am starting to wonder if he even used the old rings and bearings! LOL!

Then again, who really gives a $hit? It's a Saturn. I guess even GM has low expectations for this engine if they say buring a quart of oil between changes is acceptable. Hell some people go 10K+ on an oil change! At that interval PowerStrokers crank case would be near empty!

The simple fact of the matter here is the job was not done properly. A .030 over bore and a fresh set of pistons would have been the "right" thing to do. I think oil consumption, had the rebuild been done right, would not even be detectable between changes. I mean really? Where else can it be going if the head was re-done?

And are them the same "original" timing chain guides I see on that engine? LOL... Tsk..Tsk... Not what I would expect from a professional. Saturn parts arent what I consider to be "cost prohibitive" with regards to replacement parts cost. It would be one thing if he had a V8 or V12... But 4 pistons? C'mon! I'm calling foul, just like I did back when he floated the silly idea of using the old pistons.  

She got new rings, bearings, head job, and hone job. Like I say, most of it isn't blow-by, but loss through the pcv. Saturn even updated the valve cover a couple times with different baffle configurations for this issue. It's a characteristic, not a problem. But if it makes you feel better, feel free to keep blaming it on me. At least I know my hand scraped deck surface will never leak, unlike some "mechanics" I know.