 Blue smoke from exhaust on startup?, whats that mean? |
 Jun 24, 2004 - 5:06 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Oct 3, '02 From bonzaisushi@hotmail.com Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
im gettin some blue smoke when i start the car, but only when i start it.. does that mean my valve seals are bad? and what are valve seals?
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Jun 25, 2004 - 5:52 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '04 From Hollywood, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
one thing is for sure, theres no cheap fix for it, ive tried quite a few of the stop smoke bottles
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bonzaisushi Blue smoke from exhaust on startup? Jun 24, 2004 - 5:06 PM
x_itchy_b_x yeah valve seals, its notorius with the 5sfe go on... Jun 24, 2004 - 5:11 PM shid I've got it too.. Itchy, whats this about repl... Jun 24, 2004 - 5:29 PM hyp3rk1d I have it also Jun 24, 2004 - 5:44 PM Jeremy1210 I have it also... damn old seals. Jun 24, 2004 - 8:16 PM S_C_M Same here. I remember reading something a while b... Jun 24, 2004 - 9:21 PM shid its not, my mom's minivan has it too Jun 24, 2004 - 9:55 PM x_itchy_b_x well i read somewhere that tehy are stonger than o... Jun 24, 2004 - 10:52 PM shid well of course they are, but specifics man! th... Jun 24, 2004 - 10:57 PM x_itchy_b_x QUOTE (shid @ Jun 24, 2004 - 11:57 PM) well of cou... Jun 25, 2004 - 12:07 AM Jeremy1210 Yeah itchy, fill us in when you find out info abou... Jun 25, 2004 - 12:22 PM DJMC_Celica I have it also, any way of getting rid of it? Jun 25, 2004 - 4:07 PM Hanyo oh the blue smoke problem.
My dads s-10 has the sa... Jun 26, 2004 - 2:18 AM
laff09 QUOTE(Hanyo @ Jun 26, 2004 - 2:18 AM... Jan 2, 2007 - 2:22 AM Yota So eventually, would you be losing oil? Because m... Jun 28, 2004 - 2:54 AM Hanyo well, if the valve seals continue to degrade then ... Jun 28, 2004 - 3:23 AM Yota This seems like a pretty common problem? Is there... Jun 28, 2004 - 3:29 AM Hanyo actually its a real common problem in ALL cars..
... Jun 28, 2004 - 3:36 AM Yota Is it just a "ware and tear" thing, or i... Jun 28, 2004 - 3:39 AM Hanyo From what I have seen are these seals start to har... Jun 28, 2004 - 3:46 AM Yota Is there any way to contain the blue smoke (i.e. u... Jun 28, 2004 - 3:49 AM Hanyo I assume using the heavier oil would work, but i d... Jun 28, 2004 - 3:59 AM Yota Is 10W40 not a good idea? Jun 28, 2004 - 4:04 AM snadman You know replacing the valve seals and valve guide... Jun 28, 2004 - 9:46 AM brianforster QUOTE (snadman @ Jun 28, 2004 - 2:46 PM) You know ... Jun 28, 2004 - 10:54 AM Jeremy1210 QUOTE The only way to fix this problem is to chang... Jun 28, 2004 - 4:08 PM Hanyo replacing the valve guides is a machine shops job.... Jun 28, 2004 - 4:15 PM 1bwilson itchy,
When you do the valve springs make sure you... Jun 28, 2004 - 5:36 PM Jeremy1210 QUOTE When you do the valve springs make sure you ... Jun 28, 2004 - 7:04 PM 1bwilson we can use s2000 shimless buckets in replace of ou... Jun 28, 2004 - 10:23 PM shid a coupla days ago I raced an old Nteg.. I was win... Jun 28, 2004 - 10:42 PM Hanyo QUOTE (1bwilson @ Jun 28, 2004 - 10:36 PM) itchy,
... Jun 30, 2004 - 3:21 AM soltrain Sadness... I checked today, and my celi is putting... Oct 6, 2004 - 10:01 PM kevstir im not sure if u guys get ot over there but castro... Oct 7, 2004 - 4:04 PM OOBE Valves look like golf tees. Oct 8, 2004 - 2:49 AM neoklis Yeah the high mileage castrol oil should work. Als... Oct 8, 2004 - 6:22 AM toyotatech3 you will have to remove the head to replace the va... Oct 8, 2004 - 9:08 AM Digndoug Vlave seals are pretty easy, ALso mine did the sam... Oct 8, 2004 - 11:03 AM jayi12-15psi mmm, I must be pretty lucky, mine has about 230,00... Oct 8, 2004 - 11:37 AM 56willysnut Just replaced mine last week, PITA can be done on ... Jan 2, 2007 - 9:59 AM |
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