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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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burning oil

so my oil light came on yesterday and it took a quart and a half to get back to full. Also when i took the oil cap off smoke came out. I was told i have a small oil leak but does anyone know why it could be doing this? maybe the leak drained the oil than because of low levels it burned? idk pls help. Also paar what was that seafoam stuff u used and how does it work?

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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 08:41 PM
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How long are you going between oil changes?

Look in my thread, it explains everything there.
Old Apr 25, 2007 | 08:42 PM
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2500miles im getting it changed saturday and what the name of ur thread
Old Apr 25, 2007 | 08:44 PM
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Its named seafoam.

You must have a pretty bad leak for it to drop a quart and a half that fast.
Old Apr 25, 2007 | 08:47 PM
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no because theres no drops of oil on the concrete after parked there its weird
Old Apr 25, 2007 | 08:59 PM
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Maybe its seeping somewhere internally, or you have a hirrible burning problem. How many miles are on your car?
Old Apr 25, 2007 | 09:23 PM
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more than enuf like 140k im really wanting to seafoam i think i will but i really dont wanna change plugs :P
Old Apr 25, 2007 | 10:32 PM
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If youve never changed them, sounds like youre due either way. What year is yours? If its 00 or more, you lucked out and at least have tubulars.

Seafoam would do a lot for it... Id figure out your oil problem first.
Old Apr 25, 2007 | 10:59 PM
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i have a 98 and ive only had the car since december..im sure theyve been changed
Old Apr 25, 2007 | 11:11 PM
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hmmm. does your exhaust smoke a lot?
Old Apr 25, 2007 | 11:12 PM
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 11:14 PM
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i have no clue where that oil could have gone...doesn't sound like its burning it that bad and you said that it doesn't leave oil on the concrete. thats really wierd. how often do you check it? did you check it when the engine was still hot?
Old Apr 25, 2007 | 11:16 PM
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um not hot but not cold i had to add alot of oil im not sure for sure
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Sounds like my car, it seems to loose oil rather fast...I dont even keep it all the way full since its going away haha....it hardly leaks but when I come home from schoool if the sun is right I can see and smell cleark smoke coming from the top right of my hood (thats top left from in car right by the mirror) who knows...
Old Apr 25, 2007 | 11:33 PM
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ya my car smeelss sorta weird.. thought it was the clutch at first apparently not

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