car burning alot of oil
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car burning alot of oil
i have a 1996 chevy corsica with a 2.2l in it that burns alot of oil.i have to pull the head anyways to change a bent valve cause by a tentioner that broke and that caused the chain to beak and jump time.i was wondering what are the common things that cause a car to burn alot of oil so i can try to fix them while i have the head off
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i have a 1996 chevy corsica with a 2.2l in it that burns alot of oil.i have to pull the head anyways to change a bent valve cause by a tentioner that broke and that caused the chain to beak and jump time.i was wondering what are the common things that cause a car to burn alot of oil so i can try to fix them while i have the head off
Does it have any leaks?
How much oil is burning?
How many miles on it?
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Okay then yeah a quart in 100 miles is pretty profuse. You should be seeing oil smoke a lot of the time.
If it is valve guide seals then you'll see a lot of oil smoke at idle and when you start driving right after idling for a bit.
If it is rings, it might burn the most oil when it is revved up so you might not notice oil smoke.
Does it have an oily filmy dirty residue on the body work near the exhaust pipe?
If it is valve guide seals then you'll see a lot of oil smoke at idle and when you start driving right after idling for a bit.
If it is rings, it might burn the most oil when it is revved up so you might not notice oil smoke.
Does it have an oily filmy dirty residue on the body work near the exhaust pipe?
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Okay then yeah a quart in 100 miles is pretty profuse. You should be seeing oil smoke a lot of the time.
If it is valve guide seals then you'll see a lot of oil smoke at idle and when you start driving right after idling for a bit.
If it is rings, it might burn the most oil when it is revved up so you might not notice oil smoke.
Does it have an oily filmy dirty residue on the body work near the exhaust pipe?
If it is valve guide seals then you'll see a lot of oil smoke at idle and when you start driving right after idling for a bit.
If it is rings, it might burn the most oil when it is revved up so you might not notice oil smoke.
Does it have an oily filmy dirty residue on the body work near the exhaust pipe?
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Okay then yeah a quart in 100 miles is pretty profuse. You should be seeing oil smoke a lot of the time.
If it is valve guide seals then you'll see a lot of oil smoke at idle and when you start driving right after idling for a bit.
If it is rings, it might burn the most oil when it is revved up so you might not notice oil smoke.
Does it have an oily filmy dirty residue on the body work near the exhaust pipe?
If it is valve guide seals then you'll see a lot of oil smoke at idle and when you start driving right after idling for a bit.
If it is rings, it might burn the most oil when it is revved up so you might not notice oil smoke.
Does it have an oily filmy dirty residue on the body work near the exhaust pipe?
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