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smokey motor
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:47 pm
by _noddy
when i start my sierra up it blows blue and white smoke out a lot i have tried stop smoke and thicker oil wat eles could it be.
its a 1 liter one to
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:21 pm
by jonno_racing
its fucked...
rebuild or replace
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:33 pm
by ofr57
jonno_racing wrote:its ....
rebuild or replace
bingo , also most oil additives are not good for your motor as well
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:16 am
by jimbo jones
replace it with the 1.3 or even better a 1.6 you wont know yourself
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:34 am
by get it up there
Go a chev
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:37 pm
by rustyvit
One thing worth checking though - is the breather hose from the rocker cover to the aircleaner housing blocked?. Mine would get all glugged up and the engine would get smokey. Clearing the hose stopped the smokey engine, I'm guessing it was preasurizing the rocker cover and pushing oil past the old valve stem seals.
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:30 pm
by _noddy
thanks people
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:09 pm
by mrw82
its a sierra. they were smokey straight from the factory!
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:54 pm
by 11_evl
its because you dont have extractors, i got a set for sale if your interested
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:20 pm
by Gwagensteve
11_evl wrote:its because you dont have extractors, i got a set for sale if your interested
hehehe
definitiely. I've never seen a sierra with extractors that smoked.
Steve.
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:04 pm
by mrw82
you havent seen my sierra then have you?
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 8:37 am
by lump_a_charcoal
It is because your wheelbase isn't wide enough...
I have never seen a sierra on patrol diffs that smoked.
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 6:17 pm
by muppet_man67
don't bother with a rebuild. if it runs. then all is good
seriously. Im yet to see a rebuilt 1 liter engine run reliably for more then 12 months. drive it till it dies then replace with a turbo injected f6a
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 6:26 pm
by get it up there
Have you been lubricating your glove box hinges? Just a thought!
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:31 pm
by germo
while your at it, have your thought about spoa or spua?
this will depend on where you live and the terrain and your cog, what size tyres you want and if your willing to chop the guards or a princess and cant stand the idea of cutting a perfectly good zook becuase you might de-value it?
remember just like fire safety. keep low and go go go!
ps you need an SR20DET !! HELL YEAH
ashley
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:38 am
by lump_a_charcoal
hey wait, is this tech?
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 6:38 pm
by rustyvit
muppet_man67 wrote:don't bother with a rebuild. if it runs. then all is good
seriously. Im yet to see a rebuilt 1 liter engine run reliably for more then 12 months. drive it till it dies then replace with a turbo injected f6a
Mine has done 18 years on the last re-ring, burns a little oil but goes strong, most reliable vehicle I have ever had.
18 years
1x re ring
1x gearbox rebearing
3x radiator
4x battery
2x timing belts
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:03 pm
by muppet_man67
rustyvit wrote:muppet_man67 wrote:don't bother with a rebuild. if it runs. then all is good
seriously. Im yet to see a rebuilt 1 liter engine run reliably for more then 12 months. drive it till it dies then replace with a turbo injected f6a
Mine has done 18 years on the last re-ring, burns a little oil but goes strong, most reliable vehicle I have ever had.
18 years
1x re ring
1x gearbox rebearing
3x radiator
4x battery
2x timing belts
really? wow. what kind of driving do you do. high revs on highways tend to be a killer for them.
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:47 pm
by _noddy
mine cost more in oil then fuel
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:05 pm
by _noddy
mine cost me more in oil then fuel
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:57 pm
by rustyvit
muppet_man67 wrote:
really? wow. what kind of driving do you do. high revs on highways tend to be a killer for them.
Mostly around town, all highway driving was at 105km and a whole lot of beach dune work.
Having said that, I only put 1 dent in the bumper in 20 years, sold it to a guy 4 weeks ago and he has already rolled it.
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 11:03 pm
by jonno_racing
_noddy wrote:mine cost me more in oil then fuel
well atleast you know its well lubricated..
mine leves a big pool of oil every time i pull up but you dont see me winding
put a 13b in it
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:09 am
by rustyzook
i have that problem to, 5L of oil a week now!
maybe it is time to put a new rear main seal in, prob wouldent hurt lol
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 11:19 am
by sierrajim
****James puts Mr Moderator uniform on*******
Guys/Girls/Unknown's,
Whilst in the past there have been a number of posts made by a particular member that would be considered a waste of time. He's now trying to do the right thing and is asking a sensible question.
Please keep this on track.
*****James takes Mr Moderator uniform off (this G string is killing me)******
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:07 pm
by Guy
Valve stem seals go hard and just become "valve stem bits of rubber".
The oild rings also seem to get pretty clagged up when running cheaper oil.
I have rebuilt two of em, one I have no idea what happened to it, the other one I know did at least another 30,000 before being sold. Prior to rebuild it would use about 500mls of oil per tank..
Post rebuild it used about 100mls between services .. that was without a rebore.
Purely a re-ring (pistons hot tanked ... they were very sludged up, I could not get the oil control rings out of a couple of them till after a dunk in the tank) and new bearings/seals etc.