2001 Toyota Solara Smoke & Oil Consumption

Tiny
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  • 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA
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2001 Toyota Solara 6 cyl Automatic 35000 miles

Uses a quart of oil every 300 miles. Mainly smokes (black) when you first start it, especially after it has been setting for a couple of days.
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Friday, August 28th, 2009 AT 7:22 PM

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Tiny
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Black is too rich of a fuel mixture-Blue is the color if its burning oil, No external leak-get an engine compression check or cylinder leakdown test to rule out valves stem seals/guides/rings//cylinder wear and tear-
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