Does it have service records? If so how often was the oil changed?

If it is the rings I'd just drive it, it could take a long time to get worse. Plenty of time to trade it in...


I have to say this is disapointing, it seems the M119 was a far better V8. I have seen examples that used the same oil for 30k miles and still ran well....

The start up smoke would lead me to beleive its valve steam seals... With rings its usualy constant, and you won't see any oil in the exhuast until its REALY bad. Probably like a quart every few hundred miles bad.

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