so I pulled the exhaust to work on the leak the other day and noticed that all 4 exhaust valves were ghost white, but when you put your finger on them you could rub the white of very easily. So this means i'm running lean right? I recently timed it and i'm pretty sure I did it right, but who knows. .
Eric

Running some sort of fuel additive?? leaded fuel?race gas?? It should be more brown unless some lead is getting in the fuel..

nothing that I can think of. they have always been brown until this time. I know i have an intake leak as well.
Eric

Our Subaru has a high mileage turbo, and it leaks oil into the intake. The plugs get a white ash buildup on them... How long does it take you to go through a quart of oil?

Lol, I wish I knew! I haven't driven the car on a regular basis yet. Just getting ready to.
Eric