Help!! Smoking like its no tomorrow!, I need help to figure out what it is and how to fix it.. |
Help!! Smoking like its no tomorrow!, I need help to figure out what it is and how to fix it.. |
Jul 4, 2014 - 9:27 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 25, '13 From Norway Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Hello.
Sorry for my bad english My 7afe have been smoking blue smoke for some time now.. and the smell of oil is present almost all time (USE ALOT OF OIL!)... It smokes never when idle, only when i give it some trotle. i have been thinking it may be the Valve seals, but it might be the piston rings aswell... what is your opinion? |
Jul 16, 2014 - 11:48 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 29, '11 From Haltom City, Texas Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Some tips-
Did you lap the valves before reinstalling them? You can get valve grinding compound and a suction cup tool at most autoparts stores. You basically smear some of the valve grinding compound on the valve seat and insert the valve(careful not to get it into the valve guides) and use the suction cup to rotate the valve quickly. It will help mate ( or "lap") the two surfaces together for a better seal. I would suggest a bottle of molybdenum lube, also known as moly lube or engine assembly lube. Its thick and tacky, so it will stay in place until oil has a chance to dissolve it once the motor is running. Oil may be fine since the parts have already broken in but moly lube is always prefered. From one of the pictures I am unsure whether you kept the valves and lifters in order. Since they have broken into their own respective valve guide or lifter bore you should always reinstall in the same order. If you didnt you will probably be okay, just make sure to check and double check the valve shim clearances. I save old egg cartons to store my valvetrain in when its disassembled, some people just use a sharpie to label the order on each piece. Anyways, good job getting your hands dirty on one of the scarier areas of automotive repair! Now double check your valve shim clearance! |
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