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san rensho · 02-13-2015, 12:26 PM

Another option, since you are just slightly over the wear limit of 6 on one bank is to do nothing. While you are rightly concerned because the numbers are creeping up, I think you still have some time. Mine are at about 4.8 and 5.4 IIRC but they have been rock steady for the 32k miles I've had the car and I'm certainly doing nothing until it gets much worse, eg, tons of plastic bits in the oil and numbers in the 7 range.

Are you absolutely sure you measured when the car was, hot, fully warmed up, as in driving it moderately hard for an hour? My numbers are way high when the car is not fully warmed up.

02-13-2015, 12:26 PM	#2
san rensho Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Miami florida Posts: 1,591	Another option, since you are just slightly over the wear limit of 6 on one bank is to do nothing. While you are rightly concerned because the numbers are creeping up, I think you still have some time. Mine are at about 4.8 and 5.4 IIRC but they have been rock steady for the 32k miles I've had the car and I'm certainly doing nothing until it gets much worse, eg, tons of plastic bits in the oil and numbers in the 7 range. Are you absolutely sure you measured when the car was, hot, fully warmed up, as in driving it moderately hard for an hour? My numbers are way high when the car is not fully warmed up. __________________ Current car 2000 Boxster 2.7l red/black Previous cars 1973 Opel Manta 1969(?) Fiat 850 Convertible 1979 Lancia Beta Coupe 1981 Alfa Romeo GTV 6 1985 Alfa Romeo Graduate 1985 Porsche 944 1989 Porsche 944 1981 Triumph TR7 1989 (?) Alfa Romeo Milano 1993 Saab 9000 Last edited by san rensho; 02-13-2015 at 12:28 PM.