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and after all that - smoke from the dipstick 850 1995

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posted by  alschnertz on  Tue Oct 6 17:57 CST 2015
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I don't think you did anything. I think the car may be suffering from a plugged PCV system as already suggested. Take a look at the video that BB suggested. This is pretty common on 850s.

Hopefully that's all it is. It may be a somewhat daunting repair for the novice, but it's not awfully hard so long as you research and take your time doing the PCV service.

A valve seal issue is also possible. Valve seal failures typically are indicated by the car blowing blueish smoke (oil) from the tailpipe after idling for a few minutes or coming off a long high vacuum condition (like a long downhill ride, foot off the gas.)

A valve seal replacement is more involved. I just did the valve seals and PCV on my '95 240,000 mile 854T. Pretty tough for the novice.
This may give you some idea about valve seal replacement.
https://sites.google.com/site/incarvalvestemsealreplacement/project-updates/write-up





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New and after all that - smoke from the dipstick [850][1995]
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