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Old 08-12-2009, 08:00 AM
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long story short my wife and I got into pretty bad and I took my fustrations out on my car its a ls teg minnor mods i/h/e/im/big tb and a ectune well she saw 8500 a few times then sat for a week notice a small leak out the cam plug and replaced it however drove it tuesday and noticed large amount of blue smoke out of the rear of the car I know she is hurt I have been told its the head gasket I have also been told the the piston rings are now shoot I need some tr insite to fine tune my problem thanks matt replyies a opinions are welcome....
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Old 08-12-2009, 08:20 AM
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Rings...blue smoke is burning oil...I doubt it is a headgasket issue.
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just finished the compression test cylinder - 4 -170psi cylinder - 3 - 175psi cylinder- 2-170psi and clyinder -1 - 135psi that = bad ring to me
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Do you have up graded valve train? If not could have possibly bent a valve and messed up the valve guide seal. But if so, it sounds like the rings
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+1 on the valve
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ouch expensive thing to pay for just for being pissed
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Protip: set your rev limiter BELOW engine speeds that break things.
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^ lmao...my cold limit is 6k hot limit is 7.2k
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Originally Posted by luvsracin87
Do you have up graded valve train? If not could have possibly bent a valve and messed up the valve guide seal. But if so, it sounds like the rings
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Originally Posted by omgwtfbbq!
Protip: set your rev limiter BELOW engine speeds that break things.
I"ll remember that
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