Puff of smoke at WOT

[f_399]

My friend was following behind me and told me he saw smoke when i tried to overtake the guy in fron of me

 

this was when i stepped on it (WOT) to gain speed to overtake

 

he said it was a puf of white smoke for about a second

 

this is the first time i stepped on it since the intake gaskets were replaced

 

2nd oil change within 1,000 miles

 

checked the oil and it was full

 

was this bad?

[jdcutty]

Sounds like it is burnin some oil. My fiero did that when I would step on the gas. I checked the oil, full, and the next day it was gone with no external leaks. The case of the magical disappearing oil.

[DiscoStudd]

The valveguide seals are shot. It's not that big of a deal when they wear out, as you're only burning a tiny bit of oil when the engine is under vacuum (like when you're accelerating.)

 

In order to replace the seals, you'll need to fill the combustion chamber (chambers actually - one at a time) with compressed air to hold the valves in place once you take the valvesprings loose (there's a special "tool" that threads into the spark plug hole and connects up to an air hose.)

[3pt1lumina]

Was it blue smoke or white smoke? If it was blue then it was burning oil... If it was white it could be a headgasket (didn't you do the headgasket?)

 

EDIT: I see "white" smoke... so I dunno... free bump.

[19Cutlass94]

if its white smoke it can also mean your engine is running lean, like a light white smoke, not heavy smoking like a headgasket. I know thats my problem.

[DiscoStudd]

White smoke could also come from a leaky check valve on the master cylinder's vacuum booster (well that and a leaky piston seal on the MC itself.) You could be sucking brake fluid into the intake...