Quick fix for old valve stem seals???
#1
Quick fix for old valve stem seals???
Hi..
Scabby 'ol Mazda B2200 pickup truck, 1989, 170,000 miles. This vechicle is scheduled for retirement this summer, after I graduate with a nursing degree, and start making some real money...read, no money at the moment to spare.
When I start it up it the morning, it smokes (sometimes quite terribly) for a minute to four minutes, then stops. I know that the #4 cylinder is known for sticky rings that add to smoke, but I suspect that the valve stem seals are dried out...
Question: Are those seals rubber? And if so, will a "stop leak" which swells rubber help, even if only for the next six months?
Second Question? Is this by any chance an easy (read do it yourself) fix, or do I have to pull the camshaft, etc?)
Thanks for the suggestions:
Steve
Scabby 'ol Mazda B2200 pickup truck, 1989, 170,000 miles. This vechicle is scheduled for retirement this summer, after I graduate with a nursing degree, and start making some real money...read, no money at the moment to spare.
When I start it up it the morning, it smokes (sometimes quite terribly) for a minute to four minutes, then stops. I know that the #4 cylinder is known for sticky rings that add to smoke, but I suspect that the valve stem seals are dried out...
Question: Are those seals rubber? And if so, will a "stop leak" which swells rubber help, even if only for the next six months?
Second Question? Is this by any chance an easy (read do it yourself) fix, or do I have to pull the camshaft, etc?)
Thanks for the suggestions:
Steve
#2
For the short period you're going to have before "retirement" I don't think I would bother. Just drive it. The mechanic-in-a-car won't help and it's not really d-i-y unless you're fairly handy around cars/tools.