Vance,
What will the compression check tell me. I've also got a good amount of
smoke but it is primarily at idle and start up, the top end was done about a
year and a half ago so I'm assuming that the lower end is the culprit but am
unsure on what the compression check will tell me.
Thanks in advance.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Navarrette, Vance" <vance.navarrette@intel.com>
To: "Chris Kincer" <ChrisKincer@insightbb.com>; <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 2:25 PM
Subject: RE: Smoking at the light
> Chris:
>
> The fact that the car smokes on deceleration implies that the
> intake valve guides and or valves are worn, as the high engine vacuum
> tends to draw oil past the valve guides. Smoking under acceleration is
> usually bad rings. These are rules of thumb, so you could have another
> problem, however.
> As to whether you will need to replace the valves, guides, or
> both, you can only answer that question with a tear down. Most likely
> both, as the stock TR guides are iron, and so wear only slightly faster
> than the valves. A compression check and a leak down test can rule a few
> things out (bad rings, etc.)
>
> Vance
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