The smoke could be you burning it, the noise could be excessive wear as a result of low or no oil in the sump. As for what it could be, I don't know. Have you checked to see if your spark plugs are coated with oily residue or burnt oil deposites?
You could always get a sencond mechanics opinion.
Mike
August 2005
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