[V6-12v] 2.8 12v burning oil?

[Kent McLean]

Lino M. Valadas wrote:
 > My 2.8 v12 (93 90q with 205k km) has developed quite a bit of
 > smoke out the exhaust when accelerating in first and second gears.
 > No lack of power just the smoke.  Not noticeable at higher speeds.
 > Could this be valve guide seals? Or perhaps a head gasket? Has
 > anybody experience this?

What color is the smoke?

white = water vapor (possibly leftover in the muffler, or leakage
	from a head gasket)
blue = oil (from rings or valve guides)
black = running rich (from bad sensors or ?)

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Kent McLean
'94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke