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Do I need valve stem seals - OM617 - need some help
I have been getting a lot of blue smoke on startup lately, and it seems to be getting worse.
- start car, starts fine - 15 seconds later, blue smoke appears at tailpipe. puffs out like its coming from one cylinder - smoke stays until warm, good amount smoke on first acceleration of the day - slight, slight smoke at idle when fully warm, have to stand behind tailpipe in the sun to see it - car runs like a top once warm, 26-27 mpg highway on B100 -oil consumption is in the 1 qt/ 1k mile range, or thereabouts. all burn, no leaks -i have not yet done a compression test, but i have the HF kit -injectors have 2k on them, new bosch germany nozzle rebuilds -no coolant loss, or oil in coolant etc. Do i have it right? Is this stem seals? Thanks, dd
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this does not sound like valve seals to me, but it could be. it's worth a try. pretty easy to change.
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