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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 10:55 PM
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oil smoking??

so for the past couple of days i have noticed a very very small amount of smoke coming from the engine i finally had the time to look at it and i found it was coming from the oil dipstick! what could be a the cause of this and a possible fix?? thanks!
jeff
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 10:15 AM
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Re: oil smoking??

Is it coming from the top of the dipstick tube? If it is, you overfilled the engine with oil.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 01:56 PM
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Re: oil smoking??

yea thats where its comming from but i checked the oil level and it was a little low
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 05:08 PM
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Re: oil smoking??

the first thing i would check is the crankcase vent system . new pcv valve , new vent hoses , if tbi filter inside air filter housing . how many miles on eng. ? has it set up for long periods of time ? i had similar problems will mine several years ago . changed valve seals , de-gunked heads ( in car ) , cleaned oil drain passages on front and rear of cylinder heads . problem solved . good luck .
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