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Old 09-15-2009, 09:56 PM
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Is the top end ticking horribly? These valves are hydraulic so something would have to seriously be awry for it to be holding the valve open..

If you're not eating oil, I'd agree with the above.. I've got a 2.3 in the shop now, 143K, fired it up and opened filler cap, no excessive blow by here, but 2.3's aren't so much my thing either...!

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