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Old 23rd November 2019, 21:35   #47
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Originally Posted by Rsnail View Post
... also the exhaust is blowing white smoke, these 2 things indicate that oil gets inside the combustion chamber and is being burned ...
I disagree [Joe] Galambosi. Burning oil produces blue smoke. Thin white smoke indicates coolant in the combustion chamber, similar to that produced when the engine is started in very cold conditions but more sustained.

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