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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 09:06 PM
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Hey guys my rs smokes when it been sitin over night, but when she is warmed up its fine, the smoke has a tint of blue.

What can it be and how to fix it???

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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 09:21 PM
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valve stem oil seals most likley easy fix just need the tool to compress the valve spring
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 09:23 PM
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^^^^^^ yes that sounds right
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 09:25 PM
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sounds like stem seals mine was doing that. 3.50 on ebay think it was called the gasket shop came within two days
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 09:41 PM
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Cheers guys i will get that seen to
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 10:04 PM
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Could well be turbo, mine did the same. The oil would seep into the ex housing once left, and took a while to burn off, smoked for a good 4 mins till it had got a bit of heat in it. Stem seals seem to only smoke on initial startup then clear after a few seconds.
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 10:10 PM
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Well what u just said mate is correct, plus the oils steam seals have not long been replaced from last owner

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