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[ninjapirate]

Hi, Im just checkin a few things on the smokey vectra, the breathers all seem clear, bit of oil around the throttle body so its a heavy breather lol
But, i just checked the dipstick, the car is sloppin back just very slightly (so this would make it read less?) but the oil is thick black and looks to me too be well over the max by a inch? would this cause the blue smoke at higher revs?

[albitz]

Oh yes,and will do untold damage if let like that.

[henryd]

It certainly wouldn't improve things,probably best to change it anyway and see what happens

[TheBoy]

If the oil is like that, the damage has probably already been done....

...though possibly overfilled due to being a burner?

[ninjapirate]

changed the oil, my can holds 6ltrs and that overflowed! put 4.5ltrs back in, got up the road to a hill, and it flooded the road with smoke, but then seemed to clear  done about 10 miles didnt see any smoke, the plugs were coverd in oil and pretty crap so fitted some in halfrauds car park then drove home, but now its got a intermit missfire! one lead looked a bit sus when i had them off, only spare i had was off a 8v belmont so tried that a min ago and it felt like the missfire had gone but a bit weak, hopefully thats just down to not fitting right on the dis pack end.