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Old 08-13-2023, 02:28 PM
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The original o rings were pretty much gone, I replaced them with the stock O rings
Ok, O’rings not a good idea, I would definitely have new teflon valve seals installed. And check valve guides for where. I’m guessing this (could) be the issue

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Old 08-13-2023, 02:33 PM
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If you can, take those cylinders that were getting oil in them, pope valve springs off and see, if those O’ring seals are still good, or if the moved up the valves.

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Old 08-13-2023, 02:35 PM
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What about the pcv system, it did have oil in the valve and hose
Oh yeah, I’ve seen this happen with a bad PVC system not working

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Old 08-13-2023, 02:36 PM
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Question did car smoke out of the exhaust that you can tell.

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Question did car smoke out of the exhaust that you can tell.
Only on cold starts pic is a rod bearing
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