 Oil smoke when I start the engine ........ |
 Aug 12, 2006 - 7:46 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 12, '06 From El Cerrito, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
I have a '94 GT hatchback with almost 150K miles on it and all original factory everything and the oil is changed every 6K miles. It's my 3rd Celica.
With so many knowledgable Celica owners I'm hoping to find an answer to this question. Why does it blow out some oil smoke when I first start it up?  My last Celica was an '89 ST hatchback and did the same thing as it got some miles on it.Is this something that's unique to the Celica? Could it be caused by the way I drive (intense)? Are the inner workings of my engine just gettin' old? Should I be planning on replacing something that's probably about to die? Let me know if you have an ideas about what is causing this. Thanks. |
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Sep 29, 2006 - 10:31 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 12, '06 From El Cerrito, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Wow! Thanks to everyone for the help! Now that I know better and since I really love my car, the oil will be changed way before 6K miles. I'm thinking 3K to 4K would be ok. The smoke that I see when it first starts up is a small cloud of bluish smoke that lingers in the air around my car for about a minute. I'll check the plugs to see if there's oil leakage. The car has about 150K miles on it, so it stands to reason that it's going to need some type of major work in the near future. I'm curious about the AFT thing. I don't know as much as the rest of you so I don't know what it is but it sounds like it might be worth trying. Can someone please explain this to me? What is AFT and what should I do with it??
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carma4 Oil smoke when I start the engine ........ Aug 12, 2006 - 7:46 PM
devilsden97 the problem is you change your oil every 6k miles,... Aug 12, 2006 - 7:53 PM
alltracman78 QUOTE(devilsden97 @ Aug 12, 2006 - 7... Aug 12, 2006 - 10:08 PM Bitter valve seals are starting to go bad on you. Aug 12, 2006 - 8:45 PM southwest2118 QUOTE(Bitter @ Aug 12, 2006 - 8:45 P... Aug 13, 2006 - 1:36 PM Bitter thanks. ive cleared my oil burning issue up with ... Aug 12, 2006 - 11:20 PM DeW_H0e_GT does the smoke go away after couple of secs?...if ... Aug 13, 2006 - 12:36 AM Bitter it wont run THAT rich on startup. the closed loop... Aug 13, 2006 - 12:53 AM Bitter seals (burning oil) are blue smoke, rich is black ... Aug 13, 2006 - 5:22 PM 6gsillyca I had same problem as bitter. Once in a while I wo... Aug 13, 2006 - 9:07 PM Bitter im glad someone else has has sucess with the ATF a... Aug 13, 2006 - 9:32 PM rayneezy23 mine just started doing that too like at first whe... Aug 22, 2006 - 3:06 AM Bitter some condensation is not abnormal, but if the wate... Aug 22, 2006 - 12:54 PM DomGT Valve stem seals, you can replace them, or wait fo... Aug 26, 2006 - 10:50 PM Yota QUOTE some condensation is not abnormal, but if th... Aug 30, 2006 - 1:08 AM Bitter yes, coolant smells from the exhaust pipe is a sig... Aug 30, 2006 - 9:17 AM Digndoug Plane and simple, a puff of smoke on start up is y... Aug 30, 2006 - 9:18 AM confusatron Valve seals. Pull your spark plugs out, and you w... Sep 17, 2006 - 4:38 PM Bitter oil around the spark plugs or seeping onto the hea... Sep 17, 2006 - 4:59 PM XS4lv1Truch0x lol okay next person!
my car blows out more s... Sep 30, 2006 - 5:35 PM bindertch QUOTE(carma4 @ Sep 29, 2006 - 8:31 A... Oct 1, 2006 - 12:22 PM XS4lv1Truch0x QUOTE(bindertch @ Oct 1, 2006 - 10:2... Oct 1, 2006 - 8:36 PM Bitter does the white smoke smell a little sweet? Oct 1, 2006 - 11:50 PM funnys_tears i got a problem too, i put a metal headgasket on i... Oct 9, 2006 - 11:42 AM carma4 After sorting through the responses (thanks everyo... Oct 9, 2006 - 12:19 PM |
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