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Old 07-28-2009, 04:06 PM
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ok so when im driveing and i get on the gas the car start to puff out white smoke ..could this be be valve seal and if so any one have any links thanks

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http://www.nicorette.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsMcJaSPaoM
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Ill be serious now What color is the smoke? Black? White? Grayish/Blue?
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lol...... its white
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Coolant, probably bad headgasket.
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i thought white smoke is oil?
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Originally Posted by black0hatch
i thought white smoke is oil?
you thought wrong

white waterz

blue oil

black is hc
Old 07-29-2009, 03:36 AM
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Ok so it the head gasket and not the seals that's good to know lol I never changed out the valve seals
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Sounds like a head gasket. Do a compression test and see what number you et
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Check your oil and see if it's milkshaked.
Also check in your radiator and see if there is oil floating on top of the water.
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No water in the oil and no oil radiator
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When you checked your oil for sludge , did you open your vavle cover and check or better drain to see it?
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I look at the dip stick and removed the valve cover
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Does it happen all the time or just in the early morning or when warming up??
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When the car warmed up and if I diver its fine but ones I try go fast it starts to smoke and after we keep smoking as I'm driving
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Originally Posted by oldschoollove
When the car warmed up and if I diver its fine but ones I try go fast it starts to smoke and after we keep smoking as I'm driving
What are you smoking on????
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ok look i get in the car let it warm up then then when im driveing its cool but ones i go full throttle it starts to smoke and then after will keep smoke ..now mind u its not a lot of smoke like i cant see behind me or some thing ...and sorry the last post i did was from my blackberry lol
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does it smell like burning oil or anything?
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ok soo i removed the head and the head gasket was no good so i replaced it with a new one and replaced my water pump ...now the cars idie is way off and sound and is running bad and is still smokeing ...so my new ? is how to set the head and block at tdc i have done it on my ek before but on the ef there are no marks ?
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there should be a mark on the cam gear and on the crank pulley...!!!
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im doing this to my friends eg.. on the cam it has a mark that reads UP , set that to 12 o'clock thats your TDC...

Yo bigChorizo who's on your avatar another been there done that?
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we need pics bro!
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it also has 2 lines on it it looks like this

__ UP __
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