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Just got this 1997 Rav 4 couple months ago,is it normal for them while running to see a lil smoke coming out the muffler even when warm at idle and iff revved at idle.I know my newer cars once warm don,t have any smoke.This Rav only has 165000 kilometers (100000 miles) not bad for almost 20 years old BUT i am nervous that the head gasket could be bad.I pulled the plugs and all looked the same,light brown and dry and coolent does not seem to be dropping in over flow.Can someone confirm that after driving say 1/2 hr that if stopped in idle that u rev the motor smoke will come out the muffler is normal on these old cars.Maybe i have worn rings and its blowbye in the cylinders,don,t know history off auto,except up to approx 110000 k the oil was changed by the first owner every 8000 kilometers after that who knows.