Do i buy this car, mazda mx3, not sure about the oil??

I want to buy a mazda mx3 from a local dealer, when the car started up it was a little smokey. We took it for a drive, when we got back we removed the oil cap and it was a little smokey, and when you smelt the inside of the cap it smelt really strongly of burnt oil. We dipped the stick and the oil seemed nice and clean.Do i buy this car, mazda mx3, not sure about the oil??
Whats the year and cost? If this car is a late 90ish and $500, it would absolutley be worth it to buy it and dump the engine. Smoke tells you there is seriously something wrong. Either you have coolant entering the cyl, oil entering the cyl, or the previous driver didnt use any air filters and you have tons of garbage burning in the cyl. Either way, its going to be expensive to fix.


unless you plan on turning this into a project car, i would stay away from anything that smokes.


If the car is in decent shape, and you already have a motor picked out for it, go for it.Do i buy this car, mazda mx3, not sure about the oil??
why not pay for it looking at by the AA or rac at least you would get an honest opinion
Get it checked out ?
The dealer did all he could to make the car sell-able, but even he didn't think it was worth it to fix the problem. Instead, they are trying to hide the problem and pass it on. I guess they figure you'll be back and pay them more money to get it fixed, after you find all the problems.





If you're still interested in this car, take it to your own mechanic and have it checked out thoroughly
Do not buy before you have it checked out by an independent mechanic!
i own a repair shop and id be real careful about buying this one those was bad to get hot and warp the head,this may be where your seeing the smoke come from on it,those cars look good,and that's why people buy them but be careful you don't buy someone else problems,it could easily cost you around a 1000 bucks to get this fixed if it does have a smoking problem,so be careful you could get burned real good on this one,they have changed the oil in it,and the usually do this to hide problems,good luck i hope this helps.
Hi





Its probably had a recent oil change to hide an underlying problem and unless you plan to drop a new lump in it and its cheap enough to buy then WALK AWAY.





It sounds as though cylinder compressions and gases are getting into the sump past the rings, hence the smoke in the rocker cover, and if they can go one way they can come back the other, hence the smokey exhaust.





Cheers





Geordie

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