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Old Apr 28, 2004 | 06:35 AM
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when i first start my car it does not smoke until about 15 seconds then it starts to burn oil, if i let it keep idleing it gets worse, and when i give it some gas smoke just billows out of the tailpipe and ITS NOT COOANT IT IS OIL, anybody have any ideas??someone told me i had a bent valve or a bad valve??
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Old Apr 28, 2004 | 07:59 AM
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Most likley blown head gasket, do a leakdown test... drain oil and look for water in oil
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Old Apr 28, 2004 | 08:33 AM
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could also be a blown/soon to be blowon piston ring
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Old Apr 28, 2004 | 08:38 AM
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Could be the valve seals, but since it's at idle I'm guessing it is probably the head gasket.
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