94 Mitsubishi Diamante

Sounds like it needs new rings, does the smoke is coming from the exhaust pipe all the time, or just when going thru ther gears and until the engine warms up. If there is smoke all the time, then the oil in your engine is going past the oil rings in your engine, being heated by the manifold and coming out of your tail pipe. A big job to some, easy to others. You can also remove a spark plug, and take off the coil lead and with a pressure guage wind the engine over and do a compression test, if need be, do all 4 cylinders. Once you have done that, if all the readings are low, then your rings are on the way out. I believe, the type of car here, is called a Mitsubishi Magna in Australia

Good luck

Peter Australia

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For several thousand dollars, you can get the smoke to stop. I don't think its worth it. If it smokes under acceleration and almost constantly while driving along, it is probably broken piston rings or worn piston rings. Sometimes a clogged PVC valve (very cheap) can cause similar problems, but since this item is usually replaced during a tune-up, I doubt if it is that. If it mainly smokes at idle and heavily after a loong downhill after you step on the gas, then it is most likely the valve seals and/or guides (still probably over $500).(not sure if there are any long downhills near Dallas) Oil is not that expensive. A good mechanic could probably tell what the problem is pretty quickly. If it was smoking when you had the tune-ups done, what did the mechanics say about it. Perhaps you should try one of the mechanics (the one you trust more) that did your tune-ups? Sorry, I can't recommend any mechanics in your area, but even a good gas station mechanic should be able to 'diagnose' your problem fairly cheaply and quickly.