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Re: oil smoke - valve seals or piston rings?
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 8/17/2004

Pulling and inspecting the spark plugs may show which cylinder is burning the oil. If not. You may want to repeat the oil burning/cold start sequence and shut the engine down as soon as you see the blue smoke. Pulling the exhaust manifold should reveal the oil... Login to read more.