Car uses oil and blows smoke when idiling??
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Car uses oil and blows smoke when idiling??
I have posted here with problems before but couldn't remember my password so had to start a new account. I have a 99 Saturn SL2, 117,500 miles, automatic. When I leave the car idiling for any length of time, it smokes something terrible, and for a few minutes while I drive down the road. My car uses a lot of oil. It uses between 2 to 3 quarts between changes, and if I happen to let it go over even a few hundred miles it goes really fast. What is this and can it be fixed?? Thanks!!
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Likely due to the oil control rings seized in place on the pistons are not sweeping the oil back down the piston walls -- it's bypassing them and burning in the cylinders.
Can be fixed by rebuilding the bottom end.
Should also check the head while its off -- valve seats and valve guide seals often require attention as well...
Can be fixed by rebuilding the bottom end.
Should also check the head while its off -- valve seats and valve guide seals often require attention as well...
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