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Old 09-07-2008, 10:40 PM   #1 (permalink)
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When i first start my car it smokes really bad i have no clue what it is. I need to get this car to pass inspection so i can drive it i took all the 2.5% tint off of it cause i could not see while driving at night lol. I was wondering if it was cause to motor looks dirty but it does not smoke from under the hood, it comes out of the muffler and i smokes until i punch the gas. I got a pic of the motor and i need to know if this is the problem and how toy clean it if so.
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not sure but i'm just guessing could it be the pcv valve, maybe it's it's sucking in oil.
teacher check it by inserting a thin stick in the tube if it's oily your sucking in oil. maybe the valve guides are worn and sucking in oil from vacuum. check those.

or maybe a simple engine cleaner(the one that cleans the insides).
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It did not do it untill i got the oil changed at jiffy lube they put like 5 quarts of oil in my 4 cylinder motor
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The engine will not smoke simply because the outside of the engine is dirty. Does it smoke when you hit the gas?

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The engine will not smoke simply because the outside of the engine is dirty. Does it smoke when you hit the gas?
when i 1st start it it smokes really bad. when i push the gas for a while it stops. ok say i take it down u road which is 1 mile long, when i hit about the 1/2 mile mark it stops.
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Does it continue to smoke after it is warmed up?

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Does it continue to smoke after it is warmed up?

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if i turn it off for like 1 minute yes
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What about if you just leave it running? Does it continue to smoke if you don't turn it off? Any smoke during acceleration? Light throttle? Heavy accel?

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run some seafoam through the vacuum line and pour 1/3 into the crankcase.

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