[tcb] Re: blue smoke
- From: Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 14:26:20 -0400 (EDT)
sounds about right. If it stops leaking add oil.. ;-)
Check the plugs first, if one of them is oil fouled that would indicate a ring
or a valve guide wear problem.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sep 9, 2008 2:12 PM
>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [tcb] Re: blue smoke
>
>
>i changed my oil right before the eureka show (about a 230ish one way trip)
>and i've driven it around town and to little rock a couple of times. so i'd
>say about 650-700 miles total in the past month and i am right between the
>fill and full marks. but, i am leaking oil at my push rod tubes too so some of
>that has definately leaked out.
>
>so i'd say consumption is right at normal for a volkswagen.
>
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>> Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 14:07:48 -0400
>> From: evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [tcb] Re: blue smoke
>>
>> Blue/White = oil
>>
>> It could be an oil control ring problem. Check the plugs to see if any are
>> oil fouled (wet). You could also have condensed oil vapor getting into the
>> intake from your breather.
>>
>> What kind of oil consumption are you seeing? Approximately 1 qt/1000 miles
>> or so?
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>>From: Brian Denning
>>>Sent: Sep 9, 2008 1:54 PM
>>>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Subject: [tcb] blue smoke
>>>
>>>
>>>that's what i got at startup yesterday afternoon is a big ol' puff of blue
>>>smoke.
>>>
>>>it doesn't smoke any other time and that was the first time i have ever seen
>>>it do that at start up.
>>>
>>>isn't that usually oil? where could it be coming from? what do i do? for
>>>surely it isn't time for a rebuild. it only has 15-20k on the odometer (if
>>>not more) i regurally change the oil (at least i'd like to think i do) and
>>>run the valves every month.
>>>
>>>other than that he is running great. i fixed his massive vacuum leaks and
>>>adjusted his idle and timing, no more flat spot, no more popping or back
>>>firing and when you hammer the throttle it actually responds for a change. i
>>>just am nervous about that puff he let out yesterday afternoon.
>>>
>>>oh, and he didn't do it this morning but it was a huge puff of blue smoke.
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>>
>
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