Advice on : piston ring sealant paste!

[X9-rider]

Hello.

Was going to order New piston Rings as the CG is burning oil at a fast rate, but not smoking, today it ran out of oil even tho i filled it up yesterday.

But the dealer said before i order the piston rings on a 30,000 CG need to know the size i need and need to look at the piston to see what size it has currently has on as i have to order a over size one due to wear and tear over the last 20 years on the Pistons.

But i know of a cheaper way : piston ring sealant paste

Would this work on a Honda CG ? to last till Test is passed ?

Thanks

Solo

[Blau Zedong]

[X9-rider]

Simple yet fast answer. OK looks like i will keep spending 9.95 per week on oil.

[N cee thirty]

if its not burning oil it would smoke,then your obv loosing it somewhere else,maybe sump plugs undone or something

+i dunno what oil your using,but morrisons is like £1 a litre
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'00 Aprilia RS50 > '92 Honda CG > '99 Yamaha Fazer > '91 Yamaha RXS > '79 Suzuki X5 > 01' Honda Cg > 07' Honda Cg > 82' Kawasaki Z200 > suzuki gsxr 400 gk73a > honda vfr 400 NC30 Mod 2 Passed 09/06/2011

Jewlio Iglesias wrote: I actually did vote BNP once

[X9-rider]

I'm using the costrl type, dont know how to spell it, the good suft, got it from halfruds.

Its not losing it no where, no oil on gound or bike, just keeps going down, and bike isnt smoking

[ms51ves3]

[N cee thirty]

i had that in my cg,didn't make a differance to the morrisons stuff

well it has to be goin somewhere

should take a video or summat of it
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'00 Aprilia RS50 > '92 Honda CG > '99 Yamaha Fazer > '91 Yamaha RXS > '79 Suzuki X5 > 01' Honda Cg > 07' Honda Cg > 82' Kawasaki Z200 > suzuki gsxr 400 gk73a > honda vfr 400 NC30 Mod 2 Passed 09/06/2011

Jewlio Iglesias wrote: I actually did vote BNP once

[X9-rider]

must of misinterpreted him. no oil is leaking, iam baffled its using lots of oil yet non has left the engine and didn't smoke today wird CG this is.

[N cee thirty]

think you have one of them magic cgs,made 1 in every 20,000
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'00 Aprilia RS50 > '92 Honda CG > '99 Yamaha Fazer > '91 Yamaha RXS > '79 Suzuki X5 > 01' Honda Cg > 07' Honda Cg > 82' Kawasaki Z200 > suzuki gsxr 400 gk73a > honda vfr 400 NC30 Mod 2 Passed 09/06/2011

Jewlio Iglesias wrote: I actually did vote BNP once

[X9-rider]

Its real annoying to. Mit sell it don't want it to be a money pit. dont wana do MOD1 again and then cant do MOD 2 cost bike dies on me

[N cee thirty]

[tutton]

Oil disapearing into the water/coolant system? aka headgasket failure?
Cant think where else oil could go...
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[Paddy Blake]

[Pete.]

[hondapartsman]

[Paddy Blake]

[Robby]

First off, the point behind expensive oils is that you don't need to change them as often because they break down more slowly, and they offer better lubrication to stop things wearing out. Seeing as your CG is burning through it in no time, has an engine design from the dawn of multigrade oils, and is in a low state of tune, you don't need expensive oil. I probably run a same bike as Hondapartsman (CB250RSA, simple Honda 250 single) and I use 20W50 for under a tenner a gallon from the local petrol station forecourt. Gives me smoother gearchanges than expensive halfords 10W40 semi syn, and the engine doesn't feel as hot in London traffic.

The magic pastes and engine restore oils don't work, so avoid them.

If you're mechanically minded then take off the head and barrell to measure your piston ring end gap and change the valve stem seals. A pattern gasket set will cost under 20 quid and contain gaskets and seals for the rebuild, genuine piston rings will be under 20 quid and David Silver spares will have them in within a week. The Haynes manual will tell you the process.

If you aren't mechanically minded, get another engine. Cheap and easy to fit.

Just to be sure, you are checking the oil level with the bike upright and with the dipstick sat on top of the hole (not screwed all the way in), aren't you?

[hondapartsman]

[hondapartsman]

[SoND]

[X9-rider]

[Pete.]

Bugger all would happen, use whatever's easiest for you.
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