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Old 10-08-2012, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by jdd View Post
If the problem is valve guides, it won’t affect anything except use a little more oil, so as long as the correct oil level is maintained it shouldn’t cause any other issues.

Not exactly true. The oil being burnt will cause the car to run somewhat rich while it's being burnt out, and this will, over time, do damage to the Cats.
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