Zathras wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:06:09 +0100, Catman
> > wrote:
>
>> Zathras wrote:
>>> On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:37:29 +0100, "GT" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Do the diesels normally drink oil? (I mean engine oil, not diesel!)?
>>> No.
>>>
>>> There were two alleged aspects to the JTS engine that affected oil
>>> consumption:
>>>
>>> 1/ Wide ranging mechanical tolerances.
>>> 2/ Deliberate oil burning to lower cylinder temperatures and improve
>>> emissions.
>> Would *burning* actually lower temperatures?
>
> It's not a like a diesel so, apparently, the oil doesn't burn quite as
> well as the petrol so reduces the peak cylinder temperature by
> inhibiting the combustion fractionally. It's doing a similar ploy to
> the EGR valve or the water spray on a barbecue!
>

I can see that, makes sense.

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