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When climbing prolonged uphills (not necessarily stiff), the engine starts burning a lot of oil and the power drops significantly.

I've noticed that if I make the climb on high RPM (~5k) this problem rarely happens, while on lower RPM (~3k) it happens every time.

What could be the cause of this? The model's Alfa Romeo 146 '97 with a 1.6 T.Spark 16V engine

EDIT: Besides the performance drop when this occurs, i also notice white smoke coming out of the exhaust.

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This forum post: https://www.ericthecarguy.com/kunena/8-Service-and-Repair-Questions-Answered-Here/31108-blue-smoke-coming-from-tailpipes-when-wot-floored#31413

...indicates that the problem might be in the bottom end, probably in your piston rings. In practice, this means that you have to replace at least the piston rings or perhaps the entire bottom end of the engine, if you want to get rid of the problem. You can of course delay the inevitable and continue driving the car.

Are you sure the smoke is white? Usually oil burning would mean the smoke is blue.

Also, now would be a good time to perform a compression test on the engine!

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