Oil from the exhaust ?
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Oil from the exhaust ?
It turns out you can see where Ive started my car thanks to a sprinkling of what I think is oil from the exhaust...
Is there a simple explanation? and is it serious?
Tris
Oh and on the bright side her wood is now solid
Is there a simple explanation? and is it serious?
Tris
Oh and on the bright side her wood is now solid
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I think that's fairly common - I have a little black trail in my garage. Only seems to happen when the choke is out, so it's probably sooty petrol.
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But could also be that the engine is burning oil, in my experience. Possibly the rings? *Just noticed thst you said that in the title... *
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keep an eye on the oil level over a few weeks, if it drops it may be an issue, if not its just soot and condensation from a start.
Most old cars I've had as well as some newer diesels have left some sort of mark on the garage floor over time.
Most old cars I've had as well as some newer diesels have left some sort of mark on the garage floor over time.
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If it is oil it could be a sign of worn valve stem seals. All the time the engine runs the oil is burned but when switched off the oil runs down the valves and collects. It's then spat out when the engine is first turned over.
It's not an expensive job to do fortunately.
It's not an expensive job to do fortunately.
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if it smokes a bit only at start up it is most likely valve guides / valve sealsy dad thinks the piston rings are worn,
if it smokes when warm / at speed then it could well be rings.
My traveller used to leave a nasty soot 'smoke ring' on the garage floor or on the house wall if I was on the drive. At night you could see the exhaust smoke in car headlights behind - the engine was on borrowed time and struggled to get back from the national last year
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Have you compression tested the engine? That should tell you whether the rings are at fault or not.
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Same as me! Seems worse on cold mornings as well, so it would make sense.edjones wrote:Mine leaves little "calling cards" on the garage door/wall etc. I put this down to a combination of water spitting from the exhaust when the engine is cold and carbon in the exhaust.
Thats what I am telling myself anyway
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