2001sunsetmetalss

I have a 01 ss with 14000 on the clock. it blows white smoke out the exhaust sometimes. like when i rev it up to get moving, what is the probelm. i have slp lm1, not cats and cme. i do have the problem with burning a quart of oil every oil change or so. what can i do to fix this i dont want my car to blow white smoke it looks like crap.

SStealth00

put a new pcv valve in it, it should help with not burning oil and clean up the smoke alittle

kicksZ28

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Could be rings. Might try some engine honey. Just a suggestion.

_JB_

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White smoke=coolant, maybe a little head gasket leak? Does your oil look milky?

2001sunsetmetalss

no my oil looks fine. it just burns up fast, i think im gonna get the new designed pcv valve and a catch can and see what that does. i cant see how an engine with 14000 miles on it could have a problem with the rings im not even hard on the car.

Zero4488

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valve seals....

camaro_five0

x2. valve seals or head gaskets

2001sunsetmetalss

are valve seals hard to replace.

kicksZ28

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What does the smoke smell like. If it's an oil smell then you will know what route to take on finding the problem.

ELMiN8oR

valve seals i currently have the same problem
if you want to double check, take out each spark plug, and check if you find any oil on it. if so...
piston rings (just a suggestion) so don't worry about that

formulamd

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I was told that it could make the motor worse. But im not sure tho

Rubrburnr

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Mine was doing the same exact thing. Checked the spark plugs, #7 alot darker than the rest (oil), did the compression test and leak down test ... confirmed . Either I have bad rings or there are holes in my piston . BTW my car has 20k miles on it, plus the weather is getting cool enough to have the t-tops off ... not this year!!

aaron653

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the mileage on the car is too low..thats the problem

FU_I_AM_UltraZ

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catch cans work good! i did the home made one from parts from home depot

2fstws6

what kind of oil do you use ???? Do an oil change . Try some 0-30 german castrol and a good filter K&N long one. This helped mine alot. If you can not find that oil use the 40 weight mobil 1 extended.

smg267

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I have the same problem with my car. It seemed to smoke quite a bit when I ripped on it after driving it calmly for about 2 weeks. I used the ls6 pcv and catchcan from the ws6store and it seems to have calmed it down a little bit. I was told by some old hotrod guy that if it smokes when the car is idling down it is the valve seals and if it smokes when you mash it, it is the rings. I go through 1-1.5ish qts depending on how rough I am on the car.

_JB_

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One way to check if it's the valve seals is to coast down from high RPMs and look for any smoke. The vacuum from the engine will pull the oil into the chamber and burn it. They are not that hard to replace...but it's part of the head so maybe get some new AFRs...hehe.