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 Perth
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 September 2002
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	| Valve Stem Seals (6mge) |  Wed, 07 May 2003 14:47   |  |  |  
	| my car has just begun to blow smoke upon start up, and after extended periods of idling (traffic lights etc). when i accel it'll blow smoke for a few seconds then stop until i idle again. 
 i'm presuming that this is valve stem seals.  there were supposed to be done after i bought the motor (45k kms ago) but who knows with import yards and their mechanics?
 
 can i replace the seals without taking the head off? or does it have to come off?
 what costs am i looking at? (ball park figure is fine)
 
 Cheers
 Peewee
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