Well thats not it next guess lol

Time for a compression test by the sounds of it...

 

Hard to see in the pictures but from here...those plugs look horrible and, to me, reconfirm the diagnosis. All of then should look like #1 with a light brown powdery coating. Did you put those back in or replace them. If new ones installed, yank them to look again now. Vacuum lines can hold oil forever. If over fill was the case, your gonna need to perform an Italian Tuneup to clear the system. That may include repeated plug de-fouling. ALso consider that a blast of oil through the intake is going to mess up the MAF and other sensors. try a can of MAF cleaner and an ECU reset. BTW, Getting any ECU codes?

 

I was going to say the plugs don't look right also.

 

Hard to see due to pic clarity but the plugs look wasted to me too. The car can't and won't run right right with fouled plugs period! Any car will show it's A#$ if it has bad plugs. I am suprised you had 6 good holes by the looks of those plugs but maybe the pics make them look worse than they are. They look wet and either running very rich or oil soaked.

I'd check compression and replace the plugs if that's OK. Make sure the oil is at the correct level...that can cause smoke if it's too full. Hope it's an easy fix...don't dive in thinking it's a major issue until you check the easy and obvious stuff first. A compression check is your friend at this point. You'll have good idea of what's going on inside after you have the readings. Keep us posted and good luck with it.

 

Those plugs are toast. You need to replace all of them. But that worst plug is not a good sign, that didn't just happen on your trip, it's been building up carbon for a while. You need to get a compression test done ASAP, and also a leakdown test if possible. Hopefully it will be OK, but something isn't right.

Have you cleaned out the vent hoses at all? I mean the ones that run from the back of the cam covers to the lower section of the air filter housing. Those are the ones that are likely to have a lot of oil in them, and you will continue to blow out smoke until those hoses are clean.

I'm also very concerned about your statement that the oil level in the reservoir is "almost non-existent". If you're sure it was at the correct level after your trip, and it's significantly low now (using the correct method to check it), and it isn't leaking onto the ground, then you have a bigger problem than we hoped.

 

Again, GREAT advice Jeff!

Id replace ALL the plugs Roberto!! You can clean the old ones till the cows come home mate and the engine will still not run 100%.

The one plug that is really fouled up has me very worried! It looks like oil/crud has been building up on it for a while now.

Do a compression and leak down test ASAP!! I have a feeling you have valve guide issues on that pot.

Do those checks and let us know how you go mate.

 

Also, is #3 plug an NGK plug and the rest are Nippon Denso?

 

There all NGK by the look of it Pap...

And there all ******

 

Just noticed that some have wire adapter caps (Lady shaped tips) and some don't (plain threaded)...is there a story there? I'm hoping you removed some prior to the picture. If not, that could easily be an answer to the whole problem, poor contact. You might find the missing adapters in the plug wire boot.

 

Yeah, good eyes there mate!!!

I, like everyone else were too busy looking at the fouled end of the plug to notice them missing.

 

Yes sir, ALL NGK Iridiums!

Please forgive, I just got from work. Working nights, 3 more shifts to go.

Yesterday, I woke up 7 am........stayed up ALL day...............went to work at 6.30 pm last night and I just got home this morning at 7.30 am. So far ive been awake for 26+ hrs straight and did 12 hrs down the hole! I am VERY tired!!

Lucky it wasnt too busy down there last night!

Pappy getting sleepy just thinking about it actually.

 

GO TO BED PAP!!!

Ferrarichat will still be here when you wake up. Trust me it will.

GO TO BED!

 

LMAO!

 

What are you talking about?? Im at work now! I cant go to sleep!

 

OH no, now you're hallucinating.

You're getting, sleepy, sleepy. Pappy wants to go beddy by.

 

*As Pappy slowly drifts off to sleep...........*
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Oh my...

 

+355!!!

 

Ok man, we are all interested in seeing what happens.

Lol!

 

Roberto, feel positive !!!!!!

 

Waiting patiently for the test results...Well...ok, not that patiently

 

Sorry to hear about your misfortune Berto, I know how you feel.