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2004 3.2 Diesel, just on 300'kms, oil & filter done every 5'kms for the last 100'kms.
Penrite 15 / 40 HPR semi synthetic.
Gets all round use, we're out of town so always warm before it trundles around town tows the boat or a horse every so often but only a few times a year, generally its the family every day vehicle.
Been noticing blue'ish smoke for a year or so but not enough to care, then today when I was helping hook the horse float up it was smoking like a bloody train on idle & light revs, still blue but stank of burnt oil, clouds more when it revs then clears but you can see its still smoking, the engine was well & truly warm when this was happening.
Im worried its going to start failing WOF checks on visual smoke soon, but more worried that the motor might be on the way out.
Im picking Valve seals or rings, it doesn't use a lot of oil, 5-700ml every 5000kms.
Before I go talk to the garage, any thing I can do to reduce the smoke, different oil / fuel - oil additives etc?
Penrite 15 / 40 HPR semi synthetic.
Gets all round use, we're out of town so always warm before it trundles around town tows the boat or a horse every so often but only a few times a year, generally its the family every day vehicle.
Been noticing blue'ish smoke for a year or so but not enough to care, then today when I was helping hook the horse float up it was smoking like a bloody train on idle & light revs, still blue but stank of burnt oil, clouds more when it revs then clears but you can see its still smoking, the engine was well & truly warm when this was happening.
Im worried its going to start failing WOF checks on visual smoke soon, but more worried that the motor might be on the way out.
Im picking Valve seals or rings, it doesn't use a lot of oil, 5-700ml every 5000kms.
Before I go talk to the garage, any thing I can do to reduce the smoke, different oil / fuel - oil additives etc?
2004 NP 3.2 auto
2014 Ranger XLT auto
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