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Can't deal with the smoke... 850 1996

posted by ASZ on Tue Dec 22 15:52 CST 2009
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Sup Guys...

Got a 96 850 R smoking like the Chattanooga Choo-Choo. Valve stem seals? Is it something that I should jump on immediately or ride out? Ive read some posts on here about similar problems with smoke...some say turbo, pcv, valve seals, etc. I just got a new turbo thinking that was the major probelem since I dogged the hell out of this car..taking it to the dragstrip on Sat night, then taking my parents to Church on Sunday..ha! But that wasn't the cure...flame trap was cleaned, new plugs, oil, etc done at time of turbo work. Anyways, I love this car and I don't really want to get rid of it. I just don't want to drop a ton of cash just to keep her running. She's only got a 103k, but in need of a paint job...but before I get her painted, kinda want to know how much more am I gonna have to drop before she stops smoking...just curious.

Az

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Can't deal with the smoke... 850 1996

posted by someone claiming to be dg on Wed Dec 23 02:09 CST 2009 [RELATED]

You might want to get one of those railroad conversions on the car......you know the metal wheels and hydraulic lowering kit that allows railroad workers to drive their cars on the tracks......smoke shouldn't matter then.....

Get the compression test done and then you can make your mind up on what to do.

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Can't deal with the smoke... 850 1996

posted by KlausC on Tue Dec 22 17:08 CST 2009
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Usually, valve stem seals blow oil during very long periods of idle or decelleration.

I would get a compression check on a warm engine, you don't want to do anything spendy until you find out what is wrong.

Klaus
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