Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
> It contributes.
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> Worn bearings = lower oil pressure which = less lubrication in critical
> areas which compounds overall wear in the engine.
>
> Simple cause and effect...

usually the other way around - if the bearings are worn, the rest of it
is already shot to blazes. it's rings, excess blow-by vapor [itself a
function of rings], pcv valves and possibly valve guide seals that cause
most oil burn.

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> JT
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> TomP wrote:
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>> Tegger wrote:
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>>> If there's no sign of oil leakage on the road, then you're burning it
>>> up.
>>> Your rings and/or bearings are worn.
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>> How would worn bearings cause oil consumption, if there is not
>> leaking?
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