Re: Burning oil

["frank j. bauer" <frankbauer@thevine.net>]

At 10:15 PM 11/9/99 -0700, Jeremiah Curry wrote:
>    The other day I noticed that my care was making white smoke when I
>revved it, so I took it to Alpine Foreign Auto (the local audi specialists)
>and asked them about it.  They said that it was either some seals for the
>lifters or something like that (I didn't quite understand) or the rings.
>Quoted the seal at $200 and the rings at $1200 because it would require an
>entire engine rebuild.  I don't thing the rings would be worth it.  I could
>probably have another engine dropped in cheaper.  What do the experts think?

oil smoke is blue.
coolant "smoke" is white.
you are getting coolant in the combustion chamber.
are you slowly losing coolant?
have you checked your compression?
usually this is caused by a leaky head gasket or a crack in the head,
either one of which will allow coolant to migrate into the wrong places.

frank