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01-21-2006, 10:05 AM
I recently started up my 89 f.i. after letting it sit for 6 weeks. It started right up, and ran a little rough for about 5 seconds, then settled right down. However, it was chuffing out some pretty good smoke, tinged blue, along with the normal cold-motor steam (it was mid 40's out). I let it warm up well as I was doing other things for at least 10 minutes, then went for a 5 mile ride, running it pretty hard towards the end. By the end of the ride, things were back to normal. My question is: what had happened in those 6 weeks?
The engine has 175k on it, and has been scrupulously maintained. When I first pulled out of the drive, it was a little embarrassing to be in front of someone - it was like my old 3.0CS Bimmer when the valve guides were wearing. When cold, it would smoke, then stop as the engine warmed. Finally, it smoked all the time. But I can't imagine a guide going all at once.
I did go down a longer hill, took my foot off the gas and gave it the opportunity to suck up come oil past (maybe?) a sticking oil ring, but when I floored it at the bottom of the hill there was no particular blast of smoke. The smoking gradually went away by about the 3 mile mark.
Assuming it is now gone for good, anyone have ideas on what happened to me? I've had cars sit for much longer than a month and a half, and never experienced this particular occurence. Thx.
The engine has 175k on it, and has been scrupulously maintained. When I first pulled out of the drive, it was a little embarrassing to be in front of someone - it was like my old 3.0CS Bimmer when the valve guides were wearing. When cold, it would smoke, then stop as the engine warmed. Finally, it smoked all the time. But I can't imagine a guide going all at once.
I did go down a longer hill, took my foot off the gas and gave it the opportunity to suck up come oil past (maybe?) a sticking oil ring, but when I floored it at the bottom of the hill there was no particular blast of smoke. The smoking gradually went away by about the 3 mile mark.
Assuming it is now gone for good, anyone have ideas on what happened to me? I've had cars sit for much longer than a month and a half, and never experienced this particular occurence. Thx.