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Burning oil and white smoke emitted from exhaust

Tiny
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Hello sir,

I own Tata Indigo CS GLS (Petrol) 2008 model and totally driven 31,000 km's and I topped off engine oil to the max level and had a long drive of 1500 km's and again I checked my engine oil. It came to minimum level and also I noticed white smoke with odor emitting from exhaust. What is the problem in my car? Is the engine oil is getting burned?
And there is no proper pick-up in car.
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Sunday, September 18th, 2016 AT 10:55 PM

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Tiny
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Are you using coolant? As this will cause white smoke and oil burning will show blue smoke, do a compression tests as a precaution and get a head check done, this is a simple chemical tests to see if there is exhaust in the cooling system, if so there will be a head problem to look into.
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2016 AT 2:02 AM
Tiny
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Yes I am using coolant in my car and coolant level will get reduced.
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2016 AT 2:20 AM
Tiny
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Sounds as if you have a head or head gasket problem, get the cooling system test done to confirm this.
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2016 AT 2:30 AM
Tiny
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Because of crack in cylinder head or piston rings will white smoke be emitted.
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2016 AT 2:34 AM
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Coolant being burnt during combustion so a possible blown head gasket warped head or cracked head will be the most probable reason.
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2016 AT 5:31 AM
Tiny
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Then why my engine oil is also getting reduced?
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2016 AT 5:47 AM
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Oil consumption will be caused by either worn rings or to a lesser extent valve guides and stem seals, or external leaks. Do a compression test (wet and dry) or a leak down test to determine the condition of the rings, A wet comp test is done with a small amount of oil in the cylinder this will seal the rings during the comp test and if the readings go up considerably from the dry test there will be a ring problem to investigate.
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Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 AT 5:20 AM
Tiny
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I'll do it. Thank you!
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Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 AT 11:46 PM
Tiny
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Ok, let me know what you find
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Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 AT 5:30 AM
Tiny
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Yeah sure. And can you suggest me with good mechanic in Bangalore.
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Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 AT 6:19 AM
Tiny
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No I can't sorry as I live in Australia
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Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 AT 6:40 AM
Tiny
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Oh okay.
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Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 AT 10:34 PM
Tiny
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Please let us know what you find so it will help others.

Best, Ken
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Saturday, September 24th, 2016 AT 4:41 PM

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