Is oil consumption always a sign of bad rings?

wish2fish

My cart uses quite a bit of oil. Probably about 1/2 quart per tank of gas. You can see some smoke on startup. Is oil consumption always a sing of bag rings?

ruredy

The oil is going somewhere, if it's not leaking it, it's burning it. The only way to burn it is for it to pass by the rings or valves. The valve seals hardly ever go bad.
Do a proper compression test (wet and dry)
The service manual can tell you the right way to do the test and how to interpret the results.

rusty

Do you have oil in the air filter box and is it dripping on the starter?

wish2fish

no oil in air filter box. I did find the info in the manual about compression check and I will do it soon.

The cart runs great but uses what I think is a lot of oil. The only possible performance problem is when you go on long straight runs it seems to drop speed. What I mean is that in the first 100 yards it will run around 22mph and then the cart seems to slow down to around 15mph. That is what got me wondering?

dirtracer27x

my 94 marathon does the same thing,light smoke and drops power,could a valve adjust do anything,and how do you do one,lol.also what about the govnor

ruredy

All your question can be answered if you'll read through the sticky threads at the top of the page

dirtracer27x

i did after i posted,srry,im new to the forum.and carts