[s-cars] some questions regarding my S4

[JR Tolleson]

I own a 1994 Euro-spec S4 4.2 with the 6-speed, and I have a couple of questions
about it.  When I start the car, I sometimes get a puff of smoke out the exhaust.
I've checked around the Internet, and it seems the valve guides might be at fault.
Does anybody have any other ideas?  Also, if the fix action is a "top-end" rebuild,
about how much is that going to cost?  I guess that's my only question for now, as
the car is in for maintenance right now (brakes, clutch, and A/).  Also, I have a
ticking noise coming from my belt path, but only at idle.  If I give it some gas, it
goes away, but then comes back upon reaching idle.  I'm also overdue for the timing
belt change (supposed to be at 120k km, but I'm up to 146k on the odo - will do when
I get back from a TDY in a couple of weeks), could this have anything to do with the
ticking?

JR Tolleson
jrt105 at yahoo.com

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