I see frequently someone mention that a motor smokes on startup, and everyone jumps right to bad rings or valve stem seals.
Neither may actually be the case and I will tell you why.
For one, a cylinder/s that misfire suck oil up through the rings and dump that oil right into an exhaust system that is hot from the cylinders that are running.
Sometimes smoking can be cured by making sure all cylinders are firing.
Another possibility is an intake gasket leak, that allows oil to get into the...
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Neither may actually be the case and I will tell you why.
For one, a cylinder/s that misfire suck oil up through the rings and dump that oil right into an exhaust system that is hot from the cylinders that are running.
Sometimes smoking can be cured by making sure all cylinders are firing.
Another possibility is an intake gasket leak, that allows oil to get into the...
Read more
