my car has a very high consumption of engine oil approx. 1l for 100 km, and white smog in exhaust...

1997 MERCEDES BENZ C180
90,000 MILES
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FLORI1980
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last month I have change the piston rings for this reason and the consumption of engine oil exist
Apr 27, 2012 at 6:32 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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What type of oil are you using mineral or synth? and did you give the bores a good hone out to break up any glazing? i am wondering if you fitted the oil control rings correctly that is a lot of oil to be using.
Apr 27, 2012 at 7:51 AM
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FLORI1980
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THANK YOU `MHPAUTOS`. I HAVE FILLED THE ENGINE WITH SAE 5W40 FULL-SYNTHETIC OIL.I THINK THE MECHANIC FITTED THE RINGS CORRECTLY.
Apr 27, 2012 at 8:52 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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run in with mineral oil,10W-40 that should help
Apr 27, 2012 at 9:45 AM
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FLORI1980
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Thanks again, but for how long should I keep this type of oil?
Apr 28, 2012 at 6:14 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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first 5,000kms and see how the oil consumption is, synth oil will not bed in the engine.
Apr 28, 2012 at 3:28 PM