loss of oil was definetly possible,, lol, Forgot to mention that I had checked codes prior to our trip and had a P0302(misfire cyl 2) and when I pulled sparkplugs for inspection I found greyish deposits on the plug from #2 cyl, also I swapped coil pack from #2 to #1 and swapped plugs from 4 to 1 and vice versa, so i would have more to go on,, that may all be water under the bridge, dunno yet, i have photos of the plugs when i removed them, not sure how to upload unless i have to upload to photobucket first, car sure took a turn for the worse on this trip, anyway i will post back later after compression check, i really dont want to swap engines, i know its worse case scenario, hoping i can repair it leaving engine bolted in,, have to wait and see i guess, appreciate your knowledge and help Donbrew. I've been ASE certified on engine repair but let it lapse in 05, back then i still had a nice IT job, however that isnt the case anymore, got forced into early retirement, luckily i have a shop on my property and lots of tools,

 

Uh, do you see the links in my sig? If not SEARCH "how to post pictures", or scroll through the stickies in the "how-to" area. The instructions are not hiding!

 

umm now i do,
hope this works,,,
compression test shows
1-150
2-115
3-130
4-150

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I am thinkin head gasket leakin, and it must be next to an oil passage,
when i had the car in the shop, nose was up a little, and it was smokin a lot,
hadnt been smokin very much on the highway, i remember when it died, it was goin uphill,, hmmmmm

 

I had a look at those plugs, #2 has a problem , have you run Seafoam thru the engine yet?
While the issue could be the head gasket , seeing as your compression is lowest on #2 at 115 psi it could also be piston rings!

Just a thought, just a suggestion, just my prognosis !

 

I had something like that going on a year or so ago. I burned 2 quarts of oil in a thousand miles. I decided a oil control ring was carboned up. I put an ounce or 2 of SeaFoam in each cylinder let sit over night, then burned down the road a few minutes. No more disappearing oil, I think I still have some carbon in one cylinder.

My compression showed 1 cylinder higher than it should have been.

 

Seems it Must be a ring problem since I have so much blow-by, it starts spewing as soon as I fire it up.. well, I have a can of seafoam,, worth a shot, "to be continued"

 

We'll cross our fingers and hope for the best!!

 

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If I had only 2 qts missing in 1K miles, I would be happy
I had recently picked up a 2nd vehicle just in case, so waiting for my dmv appt to get it registered,
so I will do the seafoam thing next week when the other vehicle is legal, follow-up here afterwords,
thanks for the tips guys,

 

I fixed your pictures. You did not follow the tutorial fully.

Let me know what I can do to make it more understandable, please.

 

oops, what did i miss ?