1987 Mercedes Benz 560sl

Tiny
KONRADBRYANT
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  • 1987 MERCEDES BENZ 560SL
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 168,000 MILES
On occasion my car has a white to light blue smoke that comes out when I take off from a stop. My last smog check showed high hydrocarbons and my car has idelled a little rough lately could it need a tune up or is the smoke something serious
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 AT 3:41 AM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

A tune is always a good idea, what oil are you using? For your car you can use a mineral oil, you can try a 20W-50 this may help the smoking issue.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 AT 4:27 AM
Tiny
C.J.RAMIREZ
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All u have to do is use chevron with techron gasoline (regular is ok) and add techson fuel additive for a quick response, is what I did and in a matter of a few miles the hesitation was gone. Ram
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Sunday, February 12th, 2012 AT 11:57 PM

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