blue smoke on start up
blue smoke on start up
My '93 V6 with 167,000kms is putting out a small cloud of blue smoke on start-up. It lasts around 5 to 10 secs and then clears. It doesn't smell like oil burning - any ideas? Slow warm up cat, rings, valve guides?
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Re: blue smoke on start up
Hmmmmm souds like a rod's about to blast,but it could be a number of things, get it checked out quick bro, or just say f*ck it and get a klze!
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Re: blue smoke on start up
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Lance:<BR><STRONG>Hmmmmm souds like a rod's about to blast,but it could be a number of things, get it checked out quick bro, or just say f*ck it and get a klze!</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><BR>how would a rod cause blue smoke?? <P>Anyway...id guess valve guides or seats.
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Re: blue smoke on start up
figure of speech bro, i meant he's probablly about to be running on 3 cyclinders, does everyone on here that knows s--- about cars have to flip out when somethin is said that they dont agree with?
Re: blue smoke on start up
Just your typical seeping from valve guides<BR>while the car sits. keep an eye on your oil <BR>level.<P> Should you get it fixed? yes<BR> Do you have to get it fixed ? no<P> The oil thats being burned can cause other<BR>problems down the road. one of those is not<BR>a bent rod unless you let the oil level get so low as to seize a bearing.<P> The cost of replacing the valve guides could justify getting a 2.5l replacement.<BR>Andy P. 93 GS
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Re: blue smoke on start up
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Lance:<BR><STRONG>figure of speech bro, i meant he's probablly about to be running on 3 cyclinders, does everyone on here that knows s--- about cars have to flip out when somethin is said that they dont agree with?</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Nobody flipped out except for you. Lighten up, you can't always be right. Except....for me, of course!<P> ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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Re: blue smoke on start up
When your car spits out blue smoke, it could be a number of things.
<BR>Good luck
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