I have an issues. i dont like to be on the track and have smoke shooting out my exhaust when i shift. it only comes out at a high RPM, seems to come out when i put the clutch down to shift.

what is it that i need to fix?. i hope its just something in the head like valve guides.

 

what color smoke?

 

blueish. its gotta be oil. i consume about 1 qrt in 3-4 weeks

 

usually that would be rings, doesnt mean they will go soon but are getting old

 

its a D15B tec with only 50,000 miles one it. Rings already?

 

could either be a leaking valve guide seal, leaking valve cap, or something else valve/head related that is allowing oil to get into the combustion chamber. OR a bad ring.

run a compression test and a leakdown test to pinpoint this more before you start tearing down your motor.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94hatchling &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">could either be a leaking valve guide seal, leaking valve cap, or something else valve/head related that is allowing oil to get into the combustion chamber. OR a bad ring.

run a compression test and a leakdown test to pinpoint this more before you start tearing down your motor.</TD></TR></TABLE>

good response

 

I have Great compression. the smoke is only at a high rpm (7000) and only after i shift. smokes only for a second. like its getting a sip of oil. if it were the rings it would smoke all the time after vaccum. right? is there a How To write up on replacing your valve guides?

Could it be rings with this kinda symptom.
is there a way to check your guides?