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Old 09-12-2006, 10:39 PM
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Okay guys,

I've searched and searched and wanted to ask what you all thought about this:

My car smokes white-bluish on startup probably 75% of the time. When at low RPMs, the car sounds like it's ticking. And worst of all, I used to get about 25-30 mpg and now I'm getting 15 to 20. Could it be the valve seals? I've recently done plugs, fuel filter, and pcv valve.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Old 09-13-2006, 01:24 PM
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Check that, I'm now getting 10 mpg as of today...
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same here, ill get sum smoke that smells rotten at WOT and or start up it burns my nose
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Valve seals would explain blue smoke on startup
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As for the shitty gas mileage and the ticking, pull the valvecovers and make sure you dont have a bad pusrod, and possibly your valves arent seating on the heads correctly making a tight seal..
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Also, whenever I take a hard right turn, just a little smoke comes out the tail pipes.

Maybe the valves on the left are screwed???

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