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just cleaned out my throttle body with carb cleaner and no more 71 yay

like someone previoulsy posted, id bet a bad valve stem seal(s), or piston rings, i think white smoke is coolant, and black is oil, id say smoke on startup would be oil left in the cylinder being burnt off on startup, have a compression test done

ya the first start of the day allways takes like 3-4 extra seconds to turn over.. Ive been obsessivly checking my oil like 2 times a day, its wierd tho it hasent seemed to have lost any oil in the past 3 days, cince i changed over to royal purple...

i havent done a compression or leak down, but when i take the oil cap off when the engine is hot i can see smoke coming out...

I just bought my mk3, its got about 50k on engine and tranny, its BURNING through oil tho, i dont think its leaking, but its drinking a considerable amount, whats up with that bad piston rings? And ive been wondering what should my oil pressure be its around 13-17 pounds per thousand rpms, how...

Thany you for that advice with the paperclip, it gave me a 43 then a 71, im still much of a novice, the 71 is EGR System Malfunction Diagnosis EGR gas temp below predetermined level during EGR operation. Open circuit in EGR gas temp sensor signal (THG). Trouble Area EGR system (EGR...

i just bought my first supra, and its a beast, lol, but the check engine light comes on when ive been in fifth for a few minutes and stays on untill i turn it off and go into fifth again, ive driven for a long time under 5th and it never comes on untill ive been crusing in fifth. It would be...