geoffmalter
Member
Bought a used 99 Miata and discovered several months later that it was burning oil at a rate of approximately one quart every three weeks.
My local dealer did a compression test and said two cylinders had low compression. Their conclusion: bad rings and the engine should be replaced, or we should continue to top off the oil. The car is driven approximately 10,000 miles a year.
Two local independents say that the milage is too low (56,000) for it to be rings. They think it has to be something else.
Has anyone run into this problem? Your experiences, please.
My local dealer did a compression test and said two cylinders had low compression. Their conclusion: bad rings and the engine should be replaced, or we should continue to top off the oil. The car is driven approximately 10,000 miles a year.
Two local independents say that the milage is too low (56,000) for it to be rings. They think it has to be something else.
Has anyone run into this problem? Your experiences, please.