losing oil

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ACOOP98BLACKCAT
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I have a 94 Geo Prizm. I recently had a complete valve job done on it along with replacing all the gaskets and the timing belt. Now it seems to be losing oil somewhere. I put a piece of cardboard under the car to see if it was leaking anywhere but to no avail. HELP ME!!!
Jan 30, 2006 at 8:30 AM
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2CARPRO JACK
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Sometimes when you do a valve job on a high mileage engine it will pull oil past the rings
Jan 31, 2006 at 5:11 PM
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ACOOP98BLACKCAT
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Does this mean it probably needs rings too. Is there any way to tell without pulling the whole motor apart.
Feb 1, 2006 at 7:03 AM
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CHEVY350GUY
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compression test if the needle does not climb steadily, or it bounces around that could be the reason.
Feb 2, 2006 at 11:48 AM