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blue smoke is pretty bad.. your adding ethanol to your diesel fuel when your at the pumps

Blue smoke could be a sign of engine wear. The blue is the engine oil being burnt in the engine. 2 possible wear parts are the intake valve guides and the piston oil rings.

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