Yea, ocasionally i will notice a little puff of smoke comming out the back
when i start it
>From: mschwall@flash.net
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: Question: Oil Consumption
>Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:10:54 -0500 (CDT)
>
>On Tue May 2 23:56:34 2000, dakota-truck@buffnet.net wrote:
> >---SNIP---
> >Well today i took it into the dodge dealer and asked them about it. They
> > said to bring it in and have the oil changed thier and so they can start
>a
> > oil consumption test and have me bring it every 500 miles to check it
>out.
> > I asked the service manager if this is the case, what are you going to
>do?
> > He said they'll probably re-ring it. When i got to work after going
>thier,
> > i checked the oil and i saw it was slightly down
> > My question is: If thier is a problem with it and they do the
> > re-ringing, would it be best to have them do that or would thier be some
>way
> > i could get a new engine out of it? Im not familiar with how dodge does
> > this stuff with warranties. I gotta tell them that i can't be without
>the
> > truck for a long time.
> > By the way: if the truck has been sitting for a long time, like when i
>start
> > it in the morning, it has a hard time starting, like its struggling then
>i
> > comes up to life. I have no mods done to the engine.
> > My truck is a 97' auto 318. thanks
>
>Do you get a puff of smoke when you start it up in the morning? Since you
>said
>it sluggish firing up after sitting a while, your guides could be worn from
>an
>improperly setup valve train, causing oil to get sucked into the combustion
>chamber as you drive. The amount is barely noticable - as in no smoke
>trail. A
>ring problem will cause smoking, almost 99% of the time, expecisally when
>decellerating in gear. Worn guides and bad valve seals will usually cause
>a
>puff of smoke on startup, and no sign during operation, but your oil level
>drops. Do a compression test on your own to verify if it's the rings or
>not.
>After the first round of the test, go back and squirt some oil into each
>cylinder as you test it. If the compression rises, it's your rings.
>Haven't
>done a compression test on a 318, but I would assume you should be between
>140
>and 160 psi, others that have done it will verify.
>
>Mike Schwall
>
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