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Originally Posted by 2000mc
my saturn has never ran hot with the grill completely covered, but i have the factory air dam. that being said, i still wouldn't like it without the scangauge, the factory temp gauge is a joke.
I would have done a full block if I had the factory dam but since I don't I'm "stuck" with blow through cooling, which is fine considering I'd like to do a giant air dam in the future and will need to cool in that manner.
on oil consumption, i went from 1qt per 1500miles to 1qt per 2000+miles with an orifice type pcv. some people on santurnfans say they have cut thier consumption in half with the pcv. AC/Delco CV4000C, Fram FV410, or BWD PCV484
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I've already got the fixed orifice PCV, it did help but I am still doing a full changeover every 3000 miles. I've also installed a harbor freight air oil separator/catch can and it only catches minimal oil. My guess is its the rings and valve seals that are contributing the most. Lower cruising RPM hasn't seemed to help too much either...
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2007 Ford Focus ZX5 - 91k - SGII, pending upper and lower grill bocks - auto trans
1987 Monte Carlo SS - 5.3/4L80E swap - 13.67 @ 106
2007 Ford Focus Estate - 230k - 33mpg - Retired 4/2018
1995 Saturn SL2 - 256K miles - 44mpg - Retired 9/2014
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