Oil coming out my exhaust on the highway
06-01-2007, 09:27 PM
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2k-3k miles should be enough driving to toast off residual oil, but 3 quarts is a lot!...
Have you been seeing a consistent cloud of smoke for 2-3k miles or was it gone for a while before coming back now?
06-02-2007, 04:19 AM
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After hard driving I could always smell some oil. Also I havent driven the car in a month since it..
was at the body shop.I just assumed it was finally getting hot enough in the exhaust to burn off the old oil. I have never been on the highway revving at a consistent 3K RPMS.
06-02-2007, 08:37 AM
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Well, it's hard to tell. A little oil can cause a lot of smoke...
when I blew my K03s I had the spyhunter smoke out the back as I limped to my mechanic's shop. It was white smoke everywhere for like 20 minutes of driving. Crazy. But when I checked the dipstick, I only lost a quart. Also, when I pressure tested once I forgot to cap off the PCV valve and so I forced oil into the system. I couldn't have been more than 1/8 quart or so but it smoked like crazy for the first 15 minutes of driving.
Only way to tell for sure with you is check the oil dipstick, drive around a bit, let it smoke, then go back and see if the oil level changed. If not, then it's all residual burnoff from your previous failure and you are good!
Only way to tell for sure with you is check the oil dipstick, drive around a bit, let it smoke, then go back and see if the oil level changed. If not, then it's all residual burnoff from your previous failure and you are good!