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Smoke problem+ oil leaking

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Fenderbass2122

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Aug 10, 2007
Dallas, Texas
Ugh this has been an ongoing problem for a while now. I have been leaking oil like crazy not from the oil pan gasket. I have put in a quart less than a week ago it's already gone. Also I have had bad smoking problems lately. I was pulling out of my parking lot and revved a little and I literally got out of my car thinking it was on fire. 2 minutes later I had my friend revv up to 4.5 and no smoke at all. Now it's just puttin out some white smoke, just a little. Also the oil leaking is just a bad problem. Any suggestions on what might be leaking this much oil?
 
There are a lot of places for oil to leak out of these cars. The best option is to jack it up, put it on stands and then crank it up and look for the leak. If you are leaking as much as you say you are, it should be a pretty consistent drip.
 
Do a compression test and check those rings and head gasket.

When was the last time you had the valve seals replaced? Might be time for some new ones.

Get those compression numbers and get back to us.
 
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