what might ths problem be ?

57 Cal look Officially Full-On Dubber

370 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 11 Jun 2003, 12:01 am

#55852

Ok ...

a stock 1192cc motor ... still used in a daily driver.... about 80k orig miles on it.

Some times at start up it will blow a cloud of white smoke wich will dissapear after about 3 minutes of diving..... now it only dose this some times, and usually only after it has been sitting over night.
the rest of the time the motor runs like a trooper and never misses a beat.

any ideas ?

cheers

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Woozy Seriously Crusin Dubber

118 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 11 Jun 2003, 1:13 am

#55873

Maybe a little bit of oil dripping down into the cylinders and seeping past the rings ... that could give the smoke on startup.

I would just watch the oil levels (which you should be doing already ) and ignore it unless there was somethign else wrong.:bounce

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SKEWtYpe3 Custom Title Time!

1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 Jun 2003, 1:31 am

#55876

i think we recently had this in a topic and decided that when it sits for a while the cylinders fill with a bit of oil especially when the car is leaning to the left or right.
i get it sometimes as i park on the street and the street is domed and the car leanes to the left all night....
try parking on a flat surface for a week and see if ti stops
hope this helps

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16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 Jun 2003, 7:58 am

#55888

Valve guides and piston rings. More likely to be Valve guides.

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