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« Reply #30 on: November 20, 2011, 05:00:47 PM »

Ok the running part is fixed but still smokes alot (once its warm).. Still has power, no mixing of fluids, just a real mosquito killer, any ideas??
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« Reply #31 on: November 21, 2011, 12:44:56 AM »

blown turbo, bad piston/rings, bad valve stem seals.

does it smoke under hard boost? or does it smoke when you rev it up after idling for a long time or when you first start it up in the morning?
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« Reply #32 on: November 21, 2011, 02:14:23 AM »

After idling awhile
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« Reply #33 on: November 21, 2011, 11:03:28 PM »

if you let it idle for a long time, and then rev it up and it smokes blue, chances are its the valve stem seals.
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« Reply #34 on: November 22, 2011, 01:33:22 AM »

I took the exhaust mani off and it lookd like fresh oil on some of the valves
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« Reply #35 on: November 22, 2011, 10:33:08 AM »

yup, a lot of the time you can get away with replacing the valve seals... but sometimes the guides get excessive play and even doing th seals wont do much for long.  I have never really seen DSM guides get much play in them... usually the heat from the turbocracks/hardens the valves pretty fast.

I do offer a valve stem seal service..  I can do it with the head installed.
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« Reply #36 on: November 22, 2011, 04:24:23 PM »

Hoe much?
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« Reply #37 on: November 22, 2011, 10:29:52 PM »

P M'ed
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« Reply #38 on: November 22, 2011, 11:20:58 PM »

+1 for bretts valve stem service, has run like a top ever since Smiley

make sure and replace the cam seals etc with it, and i recommend these valve stem seals

https://www.rtmracing.com/xcart/product.php?productid=17485&cat=1502&page=1
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« Reply #39 on: November 22, 2011, 11:28:59 PM »

+1 for valve stem seals.

And if Brett is willing to do it on the side, take him up on it, you will save lots of money over paying a shop to do it.

Get some CAMS while you are at it  Smiley  no extra labour needed.
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« Reply #40 on: November 22, 2011, 11:29:49 PM »

yup, and do the timing belt and valve cover gasket and cam seals too!
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« Reply #41 on: November 22, 2011, 11:32:01 PM »

andrew has HKS 264s for sale on the cheap Cheesy


great cams!

http://www.bcdsm.org/forum/index.php/topic,26024.0.html


it sucks dumping a bunch of money into it at once, but you'll be glad you did.
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« Reply #42 on: November 23, 2011, 01:33:37 AM »

Yea sounds good I dont want to miss doin something just to have it screw up later
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