Oil in tailpipe
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Oil in tailpipe
Hey guys,
So I noticed my truck was running a couple quarts low and it whines right when you first start it up. I put more oil back in it but since its not leaving puddles I am thinking its burning it off. This didn't start happening until the weather got colder. After I floor it few times in park or Neutral the whine stops. Later I noticed some black stuff and oil coming out of the tail pipe. This also only happens I believe when cold starting. Now there is no smoke or oil spotting the ground. The truck does lack power but I figured it did not have much originally so this is to be expected. What do you guys think it is? Is there anything I can do?
So I noticed my truck was running a couple quarts low and it whines right when you first start it up. I put more oil back in it but since its not leaving puddles I am thinking its burning it off. This didn't start happening until the weather got colder. After I floor it few times in park or Neutral the whine stops. Later I noticed some black stuff and oil coming out of the tail pipe. This also only happens I believe when cold starting. Now there is no smoke or oil spotting the ground. The truck does lack power but I figured it did not have much originally so this is to be expected. What do you guys think it is? Is there anything I can do?
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It's a grey Reisling...and stops flowing after a mashed pedal warmup 'cause the alcohol condensation has dissolved.
Or it could be cold / shrunk valve seals....or just the condensation picking up the carbon black from the exhaust pipes and dripping out....
Or it could be cold / shrunk valve seals....or just the condensation picking up the carbon black from the exhaust pipes and dripping out....
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The reason I initially said oil is because in 8 months of ownership it has burned through 3 out of 5 factory oil capacity. I had to put almost 4 quarts in it Saturday. Now the oil is caked on the oil pan but there is so oil on the ground, or spots anywhere else. So I am not sure what it could be. Also the tail pipe does not have any blue smoke or smoke of any kind for that matter.
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