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Pine Rivers QLD
Registered:
April 2005
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My car likes to smoke
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Sat, 28 May 2005 01:18
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Hey i drive and 1985 soarer so it is getting a bit old. lately if i floor it off the line or something at night and look at the car behind me it is all foggy. my exhaust is putting out enough smoke that it is being lit up the the other cars headlights and making the place foggy.
Also when i start my car in the morning the driveway get patches of "soot". I started it just before and reved it up a bit and the driveway was covered in a lot of soot with some liquid mixed with it.
My theory is that it puts a bit of oil into the exhaust and when it is cold it comes out the exhaust but when it is at operating temp it burns in the exhaust pipe.
Does this sound pretty true to people and if so is it easily fixed. Have i got stuffed O rings or something and should i try and fix it or just save up for a new motor (i wouldn't mind putting in the TT)?
Oh and i go through a lot of oil.
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Location:
Sydney
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May 2004
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Re: My car likes to smoke
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Sat, 28 May 2005 02:38
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Re-ring the engine. This can be done without removing the engine from the car. The cylinder head and sump are removed, the pistons are pulled out through the top of the motor, the piston rings and the bearings that hold the conrods in (conrod bearings or big end bearings) are replaced, and its
put back together.
parts:
piston ring set
conrod bearing set
vrs gasket set (the gaskets to remove and refit the head)
sump gasket
Parts would cost about 2-300.
If you can do it, do it. Otherwise labour is expensive.
But labour would also be expensive for the transplant, and sometimes not everything goes smoothly.
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Location:
Pine Rivers QLD
Registered:
April 2005
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Re: My car likes to smoke
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Sat, 28 May 2005 04:35
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lol. nothing ever goes smoothly especially for me. i have been told that the 1G-GTE(TT motor) and 1G-GEU(my motor) share the same bottom end. so if i am going to remove the heads ect i may as well put back on the TT head and TT the car, i will ask the soarer thread what they think, but if most internals have to be removed i may as well do it all at once right?
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Australia
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: My car likes to smoke
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Sat, 28 May 2005 04:39
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Its more likely to be valve stem seals than rings.
Either way, sounds like an engine conversion is on order.
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Location:
Central Coast, NSW
Registered:
February 2005
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Re: My car likes to smoke
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Sat, 28 May 2005 05:48
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valve stem seals are a pain in the arse to replace?
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Australia
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: My car likes to smoke
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Sat, 28 May 2005 05:58
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Only if you attempt to do it yourself
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Location:
Central Coast, NSW
Registered:
February 2005
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Re: My car likes to smoke
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Sat, 28 May 2005 06:20
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| CrUZsida wrote on Sat, 28 May 2005 15:58 |
Only if you attempt to do it yourself
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Nothing says "dont even think about it, just see a bloody mechanic" better than that line  
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Location:
Pine Rivers QLD
Registered:
April 2005
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