1997 Pontiac Sunfire "valve guide seals leaking repair" Questions

...valve guide seal. A little oil leaks onto the valve and into the cylinder and burns away in a short whole. The leak is not big enough to cause constant smoke. The normal procedure would be to replace ...

valve guide seals but I wanted to know if there were any other emissions equipment that could cause the engine to use too much oil? Yes there are other things, like piston rings. I suggest a leak down

...valve guide seals are leaking causing the blue smoke but i hate to tell you people havnt had much luck with repair in fact i am replacing the cylinder heads on a 750 with the same engine right now ...

...the car or under the hood to see whats leaking and than fix it that would be the valve guide seals. You can try oil stop leak from part store. It helps but not a repair. The seals need to be ...

...guides are damaged and the valve seals and oil is leaking by causing it to burn oil and thats why you have a ticking and oil consumption, i would take it back and demand a new cylinder head,,,for ...

...valve stem guide worn,your valve guides cannot seal and you get oil in the combustion chamber,as the oil pan gasket of course it ll will leak there and seep, and your front seal has a weep leak,Here ...

...valve seals and it still smokes on start-up. Didn't burn a drop of oil prior to the repair. I asked them if they replaced the valve guides and they didn't .. 100k on motor. any clues of what could ...

...valve guides, worn intake seals, worn or broken piston rings, leaking head gasket or incorrect grade of oil. All but the last one will require engine disassembly to repair. A compression check will ...

...seats or rings. Remove exhaust manifold and spark plug. Pressurize the cylinder with air and listen for air leaking at exhaust port. Valve stem seals only stop oil from draining down past the

valve guide seals are always used. The valves are then installed in the head and shimmed to restore proper valve height. This is necessary because machining the valves and seat alters their dimensions