 Blue smoke from exhaust on startup?, whats that mean? |
 Jun 24, 2004 - 5:06 PM
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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 28, 2004 - 9:46 AM
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You know replacing the valve seals and valve guides will rid you of the wiggling problem as well as the smoke problem...well at least until they start to go bad again...just a thought.
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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 brianforster one thing is for sure, theres no cheap fix for it,... Jun 25, 2004 - 5:52 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 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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