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Old 04-23-2018, 06:16 PM
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Default Los Angeles county 993 valve stem seal repair

So after putting 500 miles on my newly purchased 95k 993 i've noticed white smoke coming out of the drivers side exhaust during start up and after warm up. Luckily I had the smog done and passed last month.
I know the valve stem seals/guides tend to go bad allowing oil to get into the combustion and causing smoking. I don't have a check engine light on yet but wanted to address this before it causes more issues.
Does anyone know of any reputable shops for this repair in LA county?
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Old 04-23-2018, 06:33 PM
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White smoke usually means coolant but we know that can't be the issue here. Be sure you haven't overfilled the oil....no more than half way up the dipstick. Did you get a PPI done when you purchased the car? If so, did you get a leakdown and compression test? If not, I'd suggest getting one. It will give you an idea of what's going on.
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Originally Posted by NC TRACKRAT
Be sure you haven't overfilled the oil....no more than half way up the dipstick. Did you get a PPI done when you purchased the car? If so, did you get a leakdown and compression test? If not, I'd suggest getting one. It will give you an idea of what's going on.
I checked the dip stick and the oil level is good. It started smoking after putting 500 miles on the car. PPI was done, but a leak down test was not. I'm going to have that done, just need to find a shop to get the car looked at in my area.
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I go to TLG. www.tlgauto.com
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