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Old 12-18-2004, 11:09 PM
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will do... i dont know what sean did as far as rplacing the oil control rings a pcv
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Old 12-19-2004, 09:35 PM
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that's weird martin...my car only shows a puff of smoke at cold startup...about the same w/ a warm startup as well...
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Old 12-19-2004, 11:03 PM
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Do you run a catch can?





If not, do it! Just run a tube from the filler neck into the can, and let the can vent. When i did this on my car it really did cut down on smokeyness @ startup.



and as a plus you dont have a bunch of **** going back into your motor...
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Old 12-20-2004, 12:29 AM
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acutally the vent to the filler neck that used to go back to the intake manifold is left open...



anyone know if the oil control ring comes in a rotary aviatoin rebuild kit? i dont think sean would have went out of his way to get a new one if its not included
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Originally Posted by FikseRxSeven' date='Dec 20 2004, 02:28 AM
acutally the vent to the filler neck that used to go back to the intake manifold is left open...





left open!?



wow, that is a great way to spew fuel/oil/moisture gross **** all over your engine bay. It doesetn have to be pretty, get a hose and run it to a coke bottle or something...
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Originally Posted by FikseRxSeven' date='Dec 16 2004, 10:24 PM
when i first got the car, the car smoked during startup for about 10 mins or so....



then i blew up that engine and replaced it with a reman.... still smoked for 10mins,



came to the conclusion that it could have been the twin turbos leaking oil or the oil metering pump pissing more oil than normal.



then, i eventually blew that motor too... switched to a single turbo and the OMP was eliminated... and it still smokes for about 10 mins at startup. i thought it was the premix, that i put in too much, but i tried different amounts of premix in my gas 1oz:1gal all the way to 0.5oz:1gal. still smoked. switched over the mix to synthetic and nothing changed...



initially i thought the synthetic helped but i guess the weather was just kinda warm.... but no my car is still smokin up on startup.





I know another FDer and his smokes for a solid 15min until warm...If it's a pretty new motor I'd say it would be oil from your turbos....especially if they are original..



I have a single and smoke a little at startup. A minute or two maybe.
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Old 12-20-2004, 04:32 PM
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it only smokes hwen its extremely cold outside though.. maybe below 40 deg F
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Mine always smokes on start up. Continues till car is warm, approx a few min. Wont smoke again after that when motor is warm though.
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Old 12-20-2004, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Mazdabation' date='Dec 20 2004, 05:59 PM
Mine always smokes on start up. Continues till car is warm, approx a few min. Wont smoke again after that when motor is warm though.





yes exactly the same way
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^^^^

My FD does that also , I always thought it was normal though considering the temp difference.
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