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1987 Subaru GL 4WD - Oil soaked air filter causing car to stutter

My 1987 Subaru GL wagon was stuttering heavily and emitting white smoke, strangely on the same part of the same hill. Then I checked the air filter and it was covered in oil. So, I bought a new filter and cleaned all the tubes, etc. Now the car is running better, but I'm still finding a little oil on the filter. Any ideas where the oil is coming from or how to stop it.?

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Internal engine wear, leaking piston rings, seals, gaskets etc. Time for an engine over-haul.

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