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Hello and thank you for any help you can provide.

How can I know if a car is an oil burner before I buy it?

Thanks


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Check the spark plugs and tailpipe.


Thank you for the help. I can try that and see what I find


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Bluish smoke coming from the exhaust pipe(s).


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checking the dipstick is a good start


the oil level is at the full mark, and is clean because of a recent oil change, so I still don't know if it burns oil


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My car burns oil (1q/500miles), and the tailpipe has some carbon, with P0420 code, so you can check those things, especially if the code is recently cleared


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