Thread: Oil consumption through heads
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Old 11-10-2010, 12:08 PM
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Excessive valve guide wear or bad valve seals can cause an engine to use a little oil...

How much is it using?

A leaky valve seal will show up as a puff of smoke when you first start it up in the morning, or when you lift off the throttle to shift.
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