nomoneyz

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Was on the way to work yesterday and my buddy and I decided throw in a run on the highway. A few seconds after we punched it a ton of smoke started coming from the back of my car. I thought it was because my oil dipstick is not sealed at the top the little piece with the grommet broke of the top and it sprayed oil all over the headers. There is oil on the headers but it was a lot of smoke and it wasn't smoking in the engine bay but I was also going 80. A tech at work said that my rings could be on the way out.
I'm gonna do a compression test this weekend to make sure, but I wanted your opinions. Thanks in advance.

TDavanzo

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Dont put too much thought into it until you do the test.

Formula350

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Could be rings, could be a valve seal that was on it's way out just totally kicking the bucket and dumbing a lot of oil down the valve. I agree though, wait for the test. Depending on your mileage, you should see about 180+ PSI, ideally around 190psi though. I don't remember if we push 210 new, or 200. :\

the_merv

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My Rings on my Stroker haven't fully seated yet cause it runs really rich at high-RPM's due to the O2 Sensors out. It never threw a code for them so I never thought it was them, but when the Tranny blew it finally threw the code.

I only have 4600 miles on it, it has a good PCV setup, so when I get it back together and with new O2's in it I'll warm it up and finish seating the Rings.

myltwon

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whats your mileage anyway?

moehorsepower

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Blow by is not smoke out the tail pipe, Pull your oil fill cap off the valve cover and you see puffs of smoke coming out, then you have blow by, the key is puffs of smoke not just smoke.

the_merv

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^^I don't have that, so I guess I'm good. I know my Rings haven't seated yet, so I have some room to work with.

z_speedfreak

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before a valve stem seal totally goes it should be smoking on start up right? or not always so?

the_merv

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I've seen them where most of the time the Valve Seals expand when it's warmed up and then it stops smoking. That's with cars with a higher mileage though..

BlackLT1Z

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Not always. You could always change them. They are cheap and pretty easy to do.

myltwon

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generally yes, because oil will slowly leak into the cylinder while the car sits and then when you turn on the car all that stored up oil will burn off

nomoneyz

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Sorry I didn't mention it. It has 140,000 miles on it. It was cold out the car was not completly warmed up but it was still warm. I can't really tell if it smokes in the morning cause the steam but when I leave work and the car has been sittin all day it doesn't smoke. I punched it on the way home today and it was good, no smoke or anything.

BlackLT1Z

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Sounds like valve seals....