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    time for tires any recommendations

    Anyone have experience with the Bridgestone Taranza tire on the CX-7?
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    Bad Smoke

    Not sure I undertand the connection with getting a used oil analysis and the car smoking as a result of bad seals or over servicing???
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    Bad Smoke

    see my post above on 10-10-07..I took the car in for the recent emissions recalls this week and while there, sitting at idle for awhile before they pulled it in the garage, the smoke started rolling out the exhaust pipes. The service manager and tech were standing right there so no denying it...
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    Bad Smoke

    Finally, other CXr's with smoke!! I took my CX-7 in for an oil change at 11,000 miles and 50 miles later I started to see the smoke as I pulled away from a stop light. Pulled over, checked the oil and it appeared to be over serviced. So I'm thinking, crap, oil must be blowing through places...
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    Engine Oil Overfilled by Dealer

    So is anyone else seeing this blueish/white smoke coming from their exhaust? Mine seems to occur while in stop and go traffic. If sitting at a light for some time, then accelerate away I see the smoke. Dealer says it's condensation building up and then hitting the catalitic converter turns to...
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    Engine Oil Overfilled by Dealer

    oil overfill OK, same thing happened to me on Saturday...had the dealer change my oil then 52 miles later I'm seeing blueish/white smoke coming from my exhaust pipes...stopped the car, checked the oil and it was about a half inch above the max line. There was heavy black soot in the exhaust...
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