 Smoke when I shift gears, What can it be?? |
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 Jun 20, 2004 - 6:05 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Dec 16, '02 From Cincinnati, Ohio Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
There is smoke my exhaust pipes everytime I Shift. It sucks. I am thinking valve cover gasket or valve seals, but nor really sure. Its not blue smoke. just blackish gray color.
I have 188xxx miles on my car. Any ideas of what it might be? How to look for it? and what I can do to fix it? b/c I don't want my car to keep looking crappy when I shift  Jeremy |
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Jun 20, 2004 - 6:20 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 28, '03 From Bloomington, IN Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
With that high of milage, chances are changing a few seals couldn't hurt. Pick up a value cover gasket, it should come w/ spark plug seals. You will need a big ass socket too, like 24, or 24mm.
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Jun 20, 2004 - 7:24 PM
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Blue smoke is usually an oil burning problem, so I would say that is'nt the problem.Black smoke is usually a sign of a fuel problem(too lean/too rich), so I would start with what supplies fuel.Maybe try adding some injector cleaner on your next couple of fillups, start with the cheap fix first. |
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Jun 20, 2004 - 9:12 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 16, '02 From Cincinnati, Ohio Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Ok I'll try that.. Hopefully that will work. I did notice that it was blue a months ago after my car sat for 4 days without driving.
How much does the gasket run for at an Autozone? And whats the big MM size for? |
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Jun 20, 2004 - 11:59 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 20, '03 From Annapolis, Md Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
ok, if its a blueish, especialy after a start up for sitting, that is oil seaping through your rings . and as it first combusts its burning like that... The black smoke could be your vavle seals, I get that only so often with mine.. but with that milage.. Its about time to redo most of those.. So I would say start with a rebuild.. pull it apart see how your block and the rest of the components are warn.. then get all new rigns an gaskets.. that should give you another hand full of miles..
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Jun 21, 2004 - 4:46 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 5, '03 From Scotland , Uk Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
blue smoke after its been sitting a while is not oil seaping through the rings its oil seaping through the valve stem seals , as the valves are above the combustion chamber i think gravity has a bit to play in this but as the rings are in the pistons and there under the combustion chamber then i find it hard to believe the oil would travel up the way ...
U can get seal conditioners for the seals but as ur car has so many miles i dont think they would work but u never know it might be worth giving them a try , if they sell forte over there then try finding this stuff http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b13s26p496.. hope u get it fixed m8 Kevstir -------------------- |
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Jun 21, 2004 - 8:45 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 28, '03 From Bloomington, IN Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I bought my gaskets at napa. I think it ran me about 30 or so bucks. The huge sockets are for these weird bolts on the top of the valve cover, one over each spark plug
-------------------- NASA/SCCA RX-7....currently under the knife
92 Civic hatch B16 - Sold 10th anniv RX-7 - RIP The Slow Celica - Sold...and then crushed crushed due to street racing. Quote from Seinfeild: George's Boss reading a magazine: "People magazine's most beautiful people. Oh and a Celica...nothin wrong with that!" |
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Jun 21, 2004 - 2:44 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 16, '02 From Cincinnati, Ohio Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Pull what apart and replace what exactly? Jeremy I just changed my valve cover gasket This post has been edited by Jeremy1210: Jun 22, 2004 - 1:41 PM |
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