Advice on smoke help???

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Hi guys,

 

the thing is that when i start the car its fine when i run it is fine but the thing is that when i push it a bit and i change gears it puff a bit of blue smoke!!!

 

any advise would be apresiated. and this is on a vr6 ok.

 

a dont know it be the valve seals or something along those lines anyways.

 

also how much im looking at to get this done?

[Kevin Bacon 5]

Oh dear.....not another one!

 

Question 1, what mileage are you at?

 

Question 2, how much oil is it using? Give me a rough estimate per 1000 miles.

 

Question 3, what grade of oil are using? Anything less than 10/40W and the VR will spit it out of the exhaust and engine seals.

 

And now onto prices.

 

I paid £800 to have my head rebuilt and all of the chain parts replaced + a clutch, and that includes labour. That's from Stealth Racing in Southam, Warwickshire. Use that as your ball park for a head and chain job. Mine was never a smoker to begin with but it was just starting to consume a wee bit at 93K and I had the head done during the chain job for preventative maintanence reasons.

 

If you're block is worn, and I sincerely hope it isn't, it will cost you big time. A ball park figure for a complete block and head build is around £2500.

 

The VR engine is not a smoker when all is good. So if there is any doubt, there is no doubt. Start saving :cry:

 

K

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(That price I imagine doesn't take into account the fact that Kev had already paid for the clutch job a while back, so this was under warranty cos of juddering problems - unless Vince just recently dropped his prices!)

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ok the millage is 125,000 the oil that im using is vw quantum the gold one fully sym!!!! but it dos not comsume that much of oil

so i dont know wot this could be.?

 

any more sugesstions?

 

thanks guys!!!!

[Kevin Bacon 5]

Yeah sorry, I should have mentioned my clutch was effectivley free, and I also notice I miss words out of my sentences when I've been drinking too many Vodka/Redbulls!

 

£1300 is the figure for Clutch, chains and a head rebuild. It's money well spent in my humble one.

 

125K....nothing too drastic for a VR and Quantum Gold is too thin for a VR of that mileage. Switch to Quantum Silver and you may find your smoking issues subside.

 

Try the thicker oil first and see how you get on.

 

K

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ok cheers kev for all the advice!! im going to try it!!! ill check the gold one and is 5/40w so it migth just be that!!!

nice one mate!!!

[Kevin Bacon 5]

Yeah VRs need a minimum viscosity of 10/40W really, but young engines can get away with Quantum gold. If you're feeling flush, treating it to Mobil 1 15/50W motorsport is a good oil.

 

K