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05-28-2003, 12:17 PM
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smoking and ticking after week parking?
Is it normal for a car, any car for that matter with 70K miles to smoke (gray color) and its lifters to tick after it has been sitting for a week? It goes out after a few minutes, but this is the second time it has happened, and it is after tha car has been parked for a week. (ml320)
This is the excuse the dealer is giving me, is this right? "fuel deposits they say"... 
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05-28-2003, 12:54 PM
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I don't know if it that is typical occurrence for the 3.2, but the dealers explanation sounds silly.
From your description, the issue appears to be oil related: Ticking related to lubrication of the top end of the motor and valve stem seals -- when the exhaust valve opens some combustion products will be blown into the valve gallery and out the pipe.
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05-28-2003, 01:39 PM
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thanks...
yeah that sounds more plausible. My Dad suggested it was the valve seals, and yours and his seem to make more sense than the silly dealer suggestion.
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05-28-2003, 02:02 PM
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You're welcome. The question is... Is this a typical occurrence for 70k?
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05-28-2003, 03:06 PM
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The ticking may disappear as quickly as it came. There's not always a rhyme or reason. It could just be a soft deposit temporarily lodged in the valve train. I had it happen to two of my cars recently. These cars are babied. The problem just disappeared, and may never occur again.
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01-05-2016, 10:47 PM
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Condensation in the crankcase is common after one of our 3.2 motors sit for a while in damp conditions. I am dealing with this issue now with my ML320. I have been told to change the oil and take it for a long highway drive to clean it out.
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01-06-2016, 05:25 AM
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Holy old thread. The 360 I put in my '63 Dart sat for over a year before I got it in the car and running. It didn't smoke or tick. Later, I let my '86 Lincoln Town Car sit in a parking lot for four months while I was on deployment. It fired right up with the old gas. No smoking or ticking, but it didn't run smoothly until I ran the tank low and filled up with fresh gas.
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