big cloud of smoke in reverse.

[AngelS2000]

after a drive and coming back, i did a reverse to park the car... big smoke came out of the muffler...


valve stem seal issue??


this happen somtimes when i start up the car warm too. blue smoke

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Tell us how you drive when this happens. Are you stopping suddenly, then backing up aggessively? This may just be a result of the oil under the valve cover pooling at the front of the engine and getting shoved out the front breather, where it gets sucked into the intake and burning up.
As for the smoke on start up, tell us what you do when you start it up. Do you pump the gas? Do you start it with foot on the gas? After it starts, do you rev it? How high?

[AngelS2000]

on a warm start up, somtimes smoke will come out.. blue smoke. no pressing on gas or anything.


somtimes on reverse after starting the car warm, i see smoke.. blue too. slow reverse not aggressive.

On S2ki.. about 4 other people has the same issue and they have the same year model too. MY03

some people suggested valve guide and stem seal

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If oil is getting past bad valve guide seals, it shouldn't matter if you are going in reverse or forward. A "rule of thumb" that might apply here .................... If it blows blue smoke on acceleration, it's likely rings. If it blows blue smoke on engine braking, it's likely valve seals. Give it a try. If this is inconclusive, then you will have to investigate further and rule out other things, like PCV valve or oil in the intake tube from the front breather.
As for it being an '03 thing, this may simply be coincidental. This is not a know issue with any model year. But if you heard it on S2Ki, it must be true. :laugh: ;)