j16jrf 0 Posted July 12, 2007 My vr6 is smoking on over run, when i accelerate there is no smoke at all just on over run. What would cause this, and how is it fixed? Thanks Jamie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crasher 3 Posted July 12, 2007 High milage? If so it could be rings. Does it oil up number 6 plug? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j16jrf 0 Posted July 12, 2007 there is only 96000 on it, though there was a major problem recently with a load of oil getting up the breather and into the throttle body. The car wouldnt start for a week and we thought it was new engine time, though now we have got it going again, the car is flying still no problems there. And it had to burn off all the oil that was in the bores. Once the oil had burnt off it has now done this blue smoke on over run, I havent checked the plugs to see if it oils up no6. but im sure all the plugs will have a bit of oil on them after the amount that went into the inlet manifold. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayGT 0 Posted July 12, 2007 Mine was doing the exact same thing. I'd pull up to a junction after letting the engine do the braking and loads of blue smoke would sail past my window :( Was told by more than one garage that it was valve stem oil seals... quoted 5 hours in labour to fix it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j16jrf 0 Posted July 12, 2007 see i thought it would be more like the valve stem oil seals rather than the piston rings. surely if the pistion rings were gone it would smoke under acceleration too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayGT 0 Posted July 12, 2007 That was my line of thinking, Rixy on here is selling a newly refurbed head and i was going to buy that until my clutch went and then i bit the bullet & bought double-6 whole engine! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Blassberg 0 Posted July 12, 2007 I second the notion of valve guides and/or seals. Seals can be done without taking the head off, guides cannot. Best wishes RB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j16jrf 0 Posted July 12, 2007 just booked mine in for a refurb with a local guy and get the chains etc done at the same time;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites