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- Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:22 pm #276040 Y8/b7 auto mini

this morning during start up i noticed a lot of white smoke from the muffler eventually it stopped. but yesterday i did have to add 4qts of oil because my swap was dryyy so im wondering what could be the cause?

- Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:45 pm #276043 bad rings or bad seals in the head would be my guess

- Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:08 am #276064 Usually when there's white smoke right after sart-up and shortly after goes away, is usually a symptom of valve stem seals. You'll get smoke on startup because the oil was up in the head and ran right down the valve stem past the guides and into the cylinder.

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- Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:44 pm #276137 so how much am i going to be spending to repair this?

- Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:14 pm #276149 Doing it yourself or taking to a shop?

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- Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:25 pm #276152 DIY