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ldstang50

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Mar 6, 2004
Quantico, Virginia
for you 420a wisemen out there i gotta question for ya. when starting the 420a you get a smell of oil and you have blue smoke coming out the exhaust, what exactly is it. the head gasket has been replaced and i think thats it. i'm was thinking a burnt piston ring, or a bad valve(???). i've never had this problem before with any of my cars. any suggestions as to what it is?/
 
YUPI!!!!!
I am not alone in the world!!!:laugh:
Hey dude, I am having the same problem!
AND I HATE THE SMELL ALREADY!:barf:

I had the car for 2 years and always run in low oil. (Almost any of my mechanic know (they want to open the whole thing to check and I need the car))
It doesn't have any external leak around the engine and the only conclusion should be the piston's RING or the valve sealant.
It is weird because I have high compression on the cylinders (around 210psi / each). So, I will go for the valve sealants.
But let's see what the wise 420A man have to say.

I don't know yet and I don't care because I will rebuild the engine in summer. If you want to wait by that time I will tell u.

GODD QUESTION

TITO:thumb:
 
I dont have the blue smoke but i have a constant oil smell... its bad... but my guess is VC Gasket??? ive had it replaced twice in 6 months already... fine genuine mitsubishi parts
 
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