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Re: Plume of Smoke (was: [T3] Various Questions)


On 13 Nov 2003 at 12:23, Aaron Clow wrote:

> That was my first thought -- that it would only leak
> through if the oil level was above the height of the
> bottom of the cylinders, but I suppose that with the
> oil splashing around inside the case, there's a good
> possibility that unless the car is totally level, some
> oil could "rest" on the bottom of the cylinder wall or
> drip down off the inside of the piston and onto the
> cylinders as the car sits, and seep through the rings
> (especially if the oil is hot) and get blown off when
> you start the engine again?
> 
> How's that for a run-on sentence? :)

Not bad.  ;-)

> Is this possible?

It's exactly the way I would have explained it.

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