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Old 10-20-2009, 01:18 PM   #1
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for some reason i engine is low on oil there are not leaks it does not smoke
so i dont have no idea where the oil is going i have to add some to keep it full could it be a head gasket? any suggestion
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Compression test the thing. Chances are you are slowly burning it through worn piston rings. trust me you have to be burning a lot of oil to see it out the back while driving. How quickly are you losing oil?
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ya does sound like bad rings listing to him compression test then report back
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ok i do the compression test
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