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Originally Posted by Rot 911
Well I don't think your valve guides went from good to worn in 5K miles. I went back and reread your post. As you probably know, check your oil with the car on flat ground, up to operating temperature and with the car idling. Now, if you are doing all of that and adding oil up to the top mark on the dip stick, you are adding too much oil. Full is half way between the marks. Fill to the top mark and you will be sucking oil into the airbox, particularly on hard turns. Sucking oil into the intake would be consistent with the car smoking for any period longer than 4-5 seconds on startup.
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When I add oil it's always after a drive with the car at full operating temp and o a flat surface. I don't add all the way to the line, it's more like 1/4" to 1/2" from the top mark. And the car still smokes even when I'm at the lower mark on the dipstick and slightly below it.