[Torched03Mach]

Originally Posted by Lefty First off people...lets get this straight. What color is the smoke? If it's a whiter smoke it's probably condensation after sitting. If it's a light, bluer smoke, then it probably IS the valve guides. It is a NOTORIOUS issue with these cars but it's not a huge deal. It is even more common after having the car sit for a while, or doing a hard run with the car.

Here you go...

Originally Posted by satinsilver02 My smoke is blue for some reason

[Lefty]

Probably the guides. Wouldn't worry about it unless it's doing it every start up. How hard to ya drive her before that second start up? Don't lie

[94racing]

I had a 99 miata before the stang and the seals did nothing really. They can ware out fast

[Torched03Mach]

Originally Posted by Lefty Probably the guides. Wouldn't worry about it unless it's doing it every start up. How hard to ya drive her before that second start up? Don't lie

The cars only got 10k on it... I drive it easy almost all the time, it mostly sat for the last 8 years

[Lefty]

Originally Posted by satinsilver02 The cars only got 10k on it... I drive it easy almost all the time, it mostly sat for the last 8 years

Ding. It's your guides. Don't worry about it right now...if it starts going it on every startup, constantly, that's a different story. But for now, just let it go.

[Torched03Mach]

Originally Posted by Lefty Ding. It's your guides. Don't worry about it right now...if it starts going it on every startup, constantly, that's a different story. But for now, just let it go.

That's what my guess was, but I see alot of this with the 4v's, why is it so common?

[Lefty]

I forget why...I think Mike (Sweet2kstang) explained it to me once. Shoot him a PM.

[cc250r]

mine smokes like hell when im warming it up before school and sometimes when i downshift ill see a little smoke in the mirror or when im pulling away from a light or something. I was looking at my exhaust tips today and realized that the inside of the pipes are coated in like carbon and oil so it could be that burning off too but oh well car smoked ever since i put on the o/r x

[ModdedMach]

I switched back to 5w20 from 0w20 and my car hasnt done it yet, I dont think my car has valvguide issues, i feel like if it did the smoke would occur consistantly, especially after sitting overnight, the condensation suggestion makes sense to me, it also seems to occur more with catless, straight through exhaust setups. Im not too worried anymore.

[mr-proper]

try some mobil 1 high mileage full syntetic 5w30!!
if your car is low mileage and was sitting for a long time and did not get very much driven, then your valve seals dried out a little bit! dont worry about it until it does it every start up!!!!start your car pull it out of the garage turn it off, go back 2-3h later turn it back on.....you will see blue smoke again! its the pcv valve pulling oil into the intake

[Torched03Mach]

Originally Posted by mr-proper try some mobil 1 high mileage full syntetic 5w30!! if your car is low mileage and was sitting for a long time and did not get very much driven, then your valve seals dried out a little bit! dont worry about it until it does it every start up!!!!start your car pull it out of the garage turn it off, go back 2-3h later turn it back on.....you will see blue smoke again! its the pcv valve pulling oil into the intake

so how do we fix this?? lol

[WickedSnake00]

Originally Posted by satinsilver02 so how do we fix this?? lol

Sell me the car and then you'll never have to worry about it.

[mr-proper]

lol good question i have a mach 1 too!
take the valve covers off, install new valve seals ! so long it will not happen every start up ,leaving from a stop and if you use less then a 1quart of oil every 1000miles dont sweat it! i just payed 650dollar to get my passenger valve cover gasket replaced (was seeping little bit of oil , you could smell it in the cabin if heat is turned on) so i would say to replace the valve seals would run you about 1500-2000dollar at a ford dealer.

[Torched03Mach]

Originally Posted by WickedSnake00 Sell me the car and then you'll never have to worry about it.

Haha...I can't do that....

Originally Posted by mr-proper lol good question i have a mach 1 too! take the valve covers off, install new valve seals ! so long it will not happen every start up ,leaving from a stop and if you use less then a 1quart of oil every 1000miles dont sweat it! i just payed 650dollar to get my passenger valve cover gasket replaced (was seeping little bit of oil , you could smell it in the cabin if heat is turned on) so i would say to replace the valve seals would run you about 1500-2000dollar at a ford dealer.

It's not burning oil that I've seen, everything seems to be working just fine...and I've got a buddy who owns a shop, so I'll pass on that ford dealer! lol

[bigjohnstud4200]

damn it.. my car just started doing this. It has done it two or three times in the last week or so.. I'm always looking for it and of course when it does do it, i'm not ready. By the time i get out to check the color, it's gone. When I have seen it in the rear view, it looked mostly white, but possibly a light blue. I've got 151k on it so I'm thinking it sounds like more of an excuse to do heads and cam..