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Apr 8, 2012, 07:17 PM

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Changed the PCV valve. New development, still burning oil. Do I really need to pull the head and replace valve seals and piston rings? Or is there something else I can do instead, narrow things down, and maybe get lucky that I don't need to do some bulls**t?

compression test and leak down. leak down will tell you what cylinder you have bad valve seals on, comp test will tell you if it's bad rings and what piston. good luck!

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