Smoking When Cold!( Not Me!)

[russeleoin]

Hi there. I have a 96 18.Zetec with 80k on the clock. She is good car, get in, switch on and off I go. She is a second car and only does 4-5k per year now but I love her and dont want to scrap her and I cant afford a new one. However, she is smoking more and more on start up and when cold. When she is warm there is hardly any smoke, so I assume that the stem seals are gone. I have the haynes manual but is does not say anything about the valve stem seals. Are they difficult to replace and how difficult are they to buy? Thanks, Russ

[btmaldon]

Are you sure it is burning oil? Do you have to top up regularly? Only with such low miles I was wondering if it just needed a good motorway run to clear it out a bit.

[russeleoin]

Are you sure it is burning oil? Do you have to top up regularly? Only with such low miles I was wondering if it just needed a good motorway run to clear it out a bit.

Hi there, it does not use a lot of oil but I do have to top up every now and then. It is oil though, easy to smell and that typical bluish colour.

Regards, Russ

[tommy.h]

Hi

are you sure it is not just the cold weather?

all cars create steam at start up in cold weather.

tom