[V8] Smoking V8

[Coleman, David]

Have you done a compression test?  My 3.6 did the same thing, rebuilt the heads, and still did it. One cylinder had its rings going away, which is what I attributed the problem to.  It also puffed a bit after idling at a stop light then accelerating a tad hard away. It wasn't any better or worse after 50k milles, and power was good (by PT standards). 

There's a certain procedure to comp tests that, I believe, requires the motor to be warm -- though I got about the same relative readings either way. 

If you find a weak cylinder, don't sweat it -- like I said, it never worsened over a good amount of time. 

I post this simply because you may get input regarding guides and seals, which can also have that effect. 

-dc-

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David A. Coleman
BlackRock
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-----Original Message-----
From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
To: v8 at audifans.com
Sent: Thu Jan 18 17:50:12 2007
Subject: Re: [V8] Smoking V8


Start V8 cold and never run to full temp, then stop engine. Wait for at
least 8 hours, then restart = oil smoke on start-up.

Start V8 cold, run to temperature drive etc. Wait for 8 hours & start = no
smoke on start-up.


Reasons why are simple enough. No repair needed unless you do #1 frequently.





-contributions welcome!

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