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Just a quick question recently had engine built by sydney workshop. Had it a week & it blows white smoke only sometimes. Would it be because its just a fresh engine or would it be other circumstances to the problem. Has me slightly worried any ideas guys why this is. Cheers

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one of your valve stem seals could be causing you a bit of trouble....maybe not sealing correctly because it was damaged when they incorrectly assembled the head last time....or damaged when repairs were being made to the valve train.

send it back and demand they fix it!

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Just a quick question recently had engine built by sydney workshop. Had it a week & it blows white smoke only sometimes. Would it be because its just a fresh engine or would it be other circumstances to the problem. Has me slightly worried any ideas guys why this is. Cheers

Your not having much luck with this engine mate :P

If it were me, I would be taking it to another workshop and sending the original engine builder the bill for any repairs that are needed.

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Your not having much luck with this engine mate :P

If it were me, I would be taking it to another workshop and sending the original engine builder the bill for any repairs that are needed.

Yeah no good blitz. Noluck me should have maybe gone somewhere else.

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Just a quick question recently had engine built by sydney workshop. Had it a week & it blows white smoke only sometimes. Would it be because its just a fresh engine or would it be other circumstances to the problem. Has me slightly worried any ideas guys why this is. Cheers

your description of the problem is very general and not specific enough to necessarily indicate a problem. as you dont indicate when the smoke is seen (idle, under load etc?), it could be possible that the smoke your seeing is just a bit of richness added by your tuner for safety?

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your description of the problem is very general and not specific enough to necessarily indicate a problem. as you dont indicate when the smoke is seen (idle, under load etc?), it could be possible that the smoke your seeing is just a bit of richness added by your tuner for safety?

ive seen the fuel and ignition map in this car....its definately not fuel related.

its white oil smoke 100%

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Was the engine correctly run in?

Idle it for any extended periods of time (more than 30 seconds) and you can bet your arse you will glaze those bores.

If it has been run in correctly, then you shouldn't have to worry about this.

Any chance you could be more specific on when the smoke is seen?

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Also, do not do as suggested and take it somewhere else and send in the bill to the previous workshop. You will not get one red cent out of them. The law states that a workshop MUST be given the opportunity to rectify the problem at their cost (if it's their fault), otherwise you will have no legal claim to monetary compensation.

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so it was just a freshen up then... lol

what about the head specifically, did they replace things like valve stem seals?

has it had a compression test and leak down test since the rebuild?

thats a piss off, after spending that much coin and still having problems.

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Also, do not do as suggested and take it somewhere else and send in the bill to the previous workshop. You will not get one red cent out of them. The law states that a workshop MUST be given the opportunity to rectify the problem at their cost (if it's their fault), otherwise you will have no legal claim to monetary compensation.

Your correct, however as I understand it the workshop in question has already had to rebuilt it for a second time due to valve train issues after the initial build.

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