Should I be worried?
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Should I be worried?
so after reading some posts on premixing, I decided to video my car "in action" to see if my MOP control arm was indeed being moved when I put my foot on the gas. (I have a S4).
Anyway, I was a little disturbed by what I saw when reviewing the video. The arm is not moving (much)even when I go to 7k. Now, I didn't take it to 7k and leave it there very long, and I am not sure hwo the throttle work, maybe it opens up more if I keep my foot down longer. I still feel a little weird just standing on the gas and not moving![Smilie](https://www.rx7club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Now, I run my car pretty hard. I do lose ~1qt per 1000 miles as I should be with a properly running MOP (or so I have read). So I think at least some oil is always being sucked into the engine. When I recently did my intake porting I saw evidence of such as well.
The car runs great now, is it possible that soem damage has been happening, or is the amount that comes out normally probably enough for everyday spirited driving?
BTW This may be a moot point, because i am probably going to switch to premix this weekend, in fact after seeing this video I filled up my tank and added some Castrol 2 Cycle (for outboards, not sure if this is good or bad)
Sorry for being long winded, I just don't want to see my car blow itself up while I am driving to work![Smilie](https://www.rx7club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
If any body want/needs to see a short video PM me. No sense wasting server space if not.
Anyway, I was a little disturbed by what I saw when reviewing the video. The arm is not moving (much)even when I go to 7k. Now, I didn't take it to 7k and leave it there very long, and I am not sure hwo the throttle work, maybe it opens up more if I keep my foot down longer. I still feel a little weird just standing on the gas and not moving
![Smilie](https://www.rx7club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Now, I run my car pretty hard. I do lose ~1qt per 1000 miles as I should be with a properly running MOP (or so I have read). So I think at least some oil is always being sucked into the engine. When I recently did my intake porting I saw evidence of such as well.
The car runs great now, is it possible that soem damage has been happening, or is the amount that comes out normally probably enough for everyday spirited driving?
BTW This may be a moot point, because i am probably going to switch to premix this weekend, in fact after seeing this video I filled up my tank and added some Castrol 2 Cycle (for outboards, not sure if this is good or bad)
Sorry for being long winded, I just don't want to see my car blow itself up while I am driving to work
![Smilie](https://www.rx7club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
If any body want/needs to see a short video PM me. No sense wasting server space if not.
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