blue smoke on start up

May 13th, 2005, 12:28

97 R V40 2.0
blue/grey cloud of smoke on start up
black carbon deposits around the exhaust pipe

is this a problem, and if so, what's it likely to be?

thanks

scottishvolvo · May 13th, 2005, 15:07

Used to be on older Fords this meant that the valve stem oil seals had hardened and were letting oil through. Sound like the same problem. There was a quick fix which done away with removal of the cylinder head which involved removal of spark plugs and stuffing cord/string into cylinder,one at a time, turning engine by hand till the cylinder is at top of its stroke and then this would allow removal/replacement of seals. Maybe someone has developed a tool for doing the job by now. I would not know if it could be done this way on your engine.
Hope this helps. Good luck
Chris

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May 13th, 2005, 15:07	#2
scottishvolvo Premier Member Last Online: Nov 17th, 2023 00:15 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Glasgow	RE: blue smoke on start up Used to be on older Fords this meant that the valve stem oil seals had hardened and were letting oil through. Sound like the same problem. There was a quick fix which done away with removal of the cylinder head which involved removal of spark plugs and stuffing cord/string into cylinder,one at a time, turning engine by hand till the cylinder is at top of its stroke and then this would allow removal/replacement of seals. Maybe someone has developed a tool for doing the job by now. I would not know if it could be done this way on your engine. Hope this helps. Good luck Chris

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