smoke ???? help

[GRANT !!!]

hi people please help

my nova van is smoking blue, not when under load but when i change gear !!!!!!!!

do you think it would be the stem seals or the ring's ????????



p.s i need to drive a 300 mile round trip to the pvs!!!\


thanks Grant

[Lee]

Id guess rings, stem seals tend to start off by only smoking on startup (due to oil leaking into cylinders overnight).

If its suddenly started happening, its probably the rings unfortunately.

[Adam]

Is it a td?

[Lee]

Is it a td?

Trust you to ask the important question!!!

lol

[Adam]

:p

[Timmy]

bottlethroddy knows blue smoke well

[GRANT !!!]

its a t'40 d sport head and 1.4 bottom end !!!! it did smoke on start up!!! i've just changed the bottom end! :cry: :cry: :cry:


it pull's hard !!!!!! so that won't be the rings????

[Adam]

Sounds like stem seals then.
Does it go it under high vacuum(i.e. overrun)

[Lee]

its a t'40 d sport head and 1.4 bottom end !!!! it did smoke on start up!!! i've just changed the bottom end! :cry: :cry: :cry:


it pull's hard !!!!!! so that won't be the rings????

I did say stem seals will smoke on startup at first.

As they get more worn they will begint o let oil in under normal running conditions, so get them changed (its not a hugely bad job TBH)

[craig green]

Be OK for the trip though I should imagine.

I guess you want your mind put at rest? My old 85 B reg 1.2L used to use about a pint of Castrol a week via the stem seals. (good ole days)

[GRANT !!!]

thanks lads
its has put my mine at rest its been one of those weeks :eek:

i've orbered new rings anyway i'm going to do the lot just to be sure!!! she shifts well comes on cam at 3000 right up to 7000 and loves it!!!!lol lol