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Old 06-28-13, 08:45 PM
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i have a rx300 it burns about a quart of oil a week my friend has one that does the same is this a problem with theses suv`s both are 2001 both have the v-6 3400 they both blow blue smoke on the first start up of the day but nothing the rest of the day??????????????
Old 06-29-13, 12:30 AM
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Have you performed compression test?

If you had tried search or read recent posts you would have come across ..
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...lve-cover.html

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Sounds like valve seals but a wet/dry compression test will be the right first step. How many miles on the engine?
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Hope they don't have sludge....but also don't forget to replace pcv valve.......
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