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Originally Posted by manbridge 74
Eventually bad guides will show up during leak down test as valve starts to walk over at the seal. Last 3.6 I did had a full half circle where there was no contact at all and valve had a crack about 1/16 inch long. Cylinder number three, it had about 60% leakage. It’s never a bad idea to do leak down and compression tests when wondering about engine condition.
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What he said.....get a good leak down and that will help with your decision on whether to address the oil burning or not.
With what you have indicated and the miles ...coupled with good plug readings and a compression leak down set.....if all looked good I'd drive it until it became a nuisance or had other issues (worse consumption/failed smog).