you were right, the guage is off alittle, another vehicle that runs fine, showed high and even. this is where my issues confuse me, I thought I also saw a small amount of gas on the inj. when I unplugged it. on the pins. thats odd.the smoke , in my mind, is excessive fuel burn. the head was sent to a reputable machine shop thats been in business for two generations. hard not to trust em. Maybe I should test ecu. or try a used one for awhile. even though I cant understand how that effects oil swallowing!! DARN TOYOTA's......thanks.......stay muddy.......P.