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07-25-2009, 04:51 PM

#11

masterofthepuppets99

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Join Date: Feb 2009

Location: Portland, Oregon

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i have a similar problem, but only when the car is cold. i can smell burning oil if i get on it when the engine is cold. but proper warm up time seems to be my solution

07-26-2009, 01:51 AM

#12

SVTeeshirt

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Join Date: Nov 2007

Location: Maryland

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Originally Posted by disposablehero27

think so? damn that won't be cheap, and something i probably couldn't do myself... how much long do you think she's got?

hard to say, the lower u let the oil drop the less time, but its invenitable.

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Originally Posted by mustangman03

i get that every now and then but im not losing any oil and its been about 9,000 miles since i have changed it and it stays at the same exact place on the stick when i check it which is about once every 2 weeks

I suggest you change ur oil lol. i do it every 2800 or so reguardless of if it looks good or not.

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Originally Posted by califas_1987

I have the same problem, including on a start up when it has been sitting for a week or so. It doesn't blow blue smoke on a regular basis, but every once in a while I will see it, especially when I get on it. Im guessing I have a bad valve seat on one of my heads. the problem is I don't know how to narrow it down to now which head it is. Any ideas?

could be a seat/seal whatever, my brother had a honda a seal went bad on so there was only 1 head lol, i suppose you could pull the valvecover, or you can't see what side of the engine its leaking down on?