Miata Mailing List: May 1998, Message #2

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From:	Lanny Chambers <lanny@derived.com>
Subject:	Re: FW: Blue smoke problem
Date:	Fri, 1 May 1998 00:16:09 +0000


On 4/30/98 18:46, Charles Lynch cgl@keystone.co.nz wrote:

>I've got a problem with my car. It is burning oil quite badly i.e.
>blue/black smoke out the back. If I let the car idle for a few minutes
>and then rev it up, I get a huge amount of Blue/black smoke.
>
>Other relevant facts

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>2. A Compression test gave very good figures (180-190) on all 4
>cylinders.

Sounds like worn valve guides, doesn't 
---
Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
'94C

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