dannyo210

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Progressively since last year when I did my cam/intake swap, my car has been blowing blue smoke at start up. I finally got around to pulling the valve covers. I was hoping that it may have just been a damaged valve stem seal, but I found this.







This was one of three cylinders where the plugs were fouled, I can only assume it's the same issue in the other two.

Now, I'm still new to this stuff. My guess is I somehow didn't have the spring initially seated correctly? I'm not sure if I can get away with polishing down that bur so it's smooth. Is that an option? Or should I just pull the heads and not bother.

Thanks guys

NVR_SPDS

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Me personally, I would pull the heads, and replace the damaged valves.

dannyo210

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Yeah I don't have the cash right now to have a valve job done on the heads, which is why I asked

STARMAN8tdc

Same problem here, did you try to repair the valve or did you replace it? How did it turn out?

S10xGN

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And guides. If you can't afford to do it now, button it up and run it. All it will do is foul the plugs. You'll eventually come up with the $$$ after getting sick of doing plugs. Looks like somebody "slipped" with the spring compressor...

vettenuts

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Is the valve stem in the first photo hollow or is it the picture itself? If you are running hollow valves I would personally not run the car. If the valve were to fail and hit a piston you will be looking at a lot more than spark plugs to replace.

Grimes

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How did you guys get that type of damage? I found that some spring compression tools will move the retainer a little bit off center...then when you go to put the valve back in, the retainer scratches the valve. Is that what happened to you?

JakeFusion

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What valve spring compressor are you using?

I use the Trickflow. It is goofy, but less horrible than the others.