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smoke from exhaust?

on start up i have a lot of smoke from the exhausts also i get it if i put my foot down hard. I have a jaguat xj8 3.2

tony
May 2009
stem valve oil seals have gone or piston rings cheers

big d
May 2009
your exhaust has blown you have to get a new exhaust

steve
May 2009
It could be worth having a compression test done as you could be looking for cylinder wear here, or maybe its the valve stem oil seals? Both can account for high oil consumption - the valve seals particularly if the smoke is worse first thing in the morning.

John
May 2009
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