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Old 02-03-2013, 08:28 AM
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Valve stem seals. Intake leak where it's sucking oil in from the valley. Bad PCV system that's also sucking in oil from the crank case. Head gasket possibly. I doubt it's oil that's coming out of the tail pipe. I would suspect condensate mixed with carbon build up but I could be wrong. Does the engine use oil or anti freeze? Have you pulled spark plugs to see if you can pin point a particular cylinder that's not burning cleanly? What color is the smoke? Does it have a particular smell that's "odd"?
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