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Old 08-12-2010, 03:50 PM   #9
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Re: Smoking Problem

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Originally Posted by Lee H View Post
A leak down test will ID an internal engine problem. There are only a few places the oil can be going (ignoring on the ground), past the rings, down the valve guides, sucked past PVC, leaking intake or head gasket pulling oil into cylinder.
If my intake manifold was sucking oil from the galley, would I notice on my vacuum reading, and how much oil could my engine consume this way? Just a thought.

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