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[Grumpy]

if any had gone wouldn't it cause me to lose power

Not if it was the valve guides/seals.
This would require the head to come off to rectify.

Yes if it was Cylinder Bores or Piston Rings.
Major engine work or replacement engine to rectify this.

how big a job is it to do what you said

To test, just requires one of these screwed into the removed Spark Plug
holes to test the compression on each cylinder.

http://www.actron.com/product_detail.php?pid=16170

Just depends how much Blue smoke you're getting and when you're
getting it.
If you're only getting it on start-up when the engine is cold, and the gaps
are bigger, then, as 'TheBoy' said, you may get away with a thicker oil
that will be thicker when the oil is cold.

[Entwood]

If you get/have a decent screw-in compression tester, not those stupid press-and-hold things , then try this ...

1. check compresion of each cylinder and record
2. pour 10cc of redex or similar into each pot, leave for 5-10 minutes
3. retake compressions for each cylinder and record against (1)

If the compression goes up significantly it indicates piston rings / bore problems (the redex is now filling the gaps and giving better compression)

[Markjay]

Rule of thumb....

Blue smoke - piston rings..

White smoke - valve stems...

[TheBoy]

thats what i thought i'm doing oil change and everything so will be putting correct oil in if someone near me wth a tc!

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[holey head]

ok ok i get the message, nobody wants to help me with tc i am going to get one just when i get time. i haven't got a printer to print application off either. lol.

[TheBoy]

ok ok i get the message, nobody wants to help me with tc i am going to get one just when i get time. i haven't got a printer to print application off either. lol.

Soz, you are too far for me to help with TC...