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    One more thing, replace your valve seals as well. They can leak oil, just like rings can cause oil to blowby and cause blue smoke. They're not a block-related item though, they sit inside the valve springs on the head.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GhostRL
    One more thing, replace your valve seals as well. They can leak oil, just like rings can cause oil to blowby and cause blue smoke. They're not a block-related item though, they sit inside the valve springs on the head.
    by the time im done my engine's gona be practically brand new lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by j0nbunklah0m
    by the time im done my engine's gona be practically brand new lol
    Pretty much.
    I agree with teh Saturn guy. He sounds like he knows what he's talking about so I will just concur.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GhostRL
    One more thing, replace your valve seals as well. They can leak oil, just like rings can cause oil to blowby and cause blue smoke. They're not a block-related item though, they sit inside the valve springs on the head.
    x2...a compression test will tell you where the oil is getting into the combustion chamber from
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