Andymac183 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 SO I've started getting a puff of smoke on startup combined with a bit of stuttering- not when I turn the key, but the first 3-4 throttle blips the car falters and a bit of smoke -after that she drives fine. Its a 03 DE at 105k miles but the engine was swapped and only has around 45k on it. Feels too soon for rings or valve seals, any ideas on likely cause? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 What colour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymac183 Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 Blue-grey? Smells oily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpilot Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Valve stem seals possibly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Oil leaking through whilst idle and burning through when starting up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymac183 Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 My best guess is valve seals...once the initial puff if smoke is cleared subsequent starts produce none....leave her overnight and it's back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymac183 Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 Quote Where in the midlands (I'm in Chesterfield) can I take this to get sorted? Abbey is favourite but a bit far away...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpilot Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Horsham developments may be closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Could well just be down to it's making a bit more oil mist due to wear and because these engines create a lot of oil mist anyway with the std breather setup, the oil pools in the lower runners of the plenum and on the first start and subsequent blip of the throttle the oil gets drawn into the cylinders and burnt. A cure for this is to fit a sealed catch can to the idle/low load side of the PCV system, this will help eliminate the oil pooling by the oil mist settling out in the catch can instead of the plenum. Of course, if it is the valve stem seals this won't help, but its far easier than renewing the valve seals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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