Oil additive?
Hi,
My 02 Camry (85K) emits smoke from the exhaust pipe on cold startup, goes away after a few seconds. I can see the oil level dropping very slowly over time, and was told by a mechanic that it is probably the valve stem seals leaking a bit. As this is an expensive job, I decided to postpone it for now. I was thinking to use an oil additive, such as "STP stop leak" or similar (recommendations are appreciated) which presumably "rejuvenates" seals. Is that a good idea? Any possible downsides? And another question - if the car was to sit for a longer while, is there any risk that such an oil leak could accumulate and cause some damage when the car is started again? Thanks! |
Originally Posted by ofersha
(Post 24079)
My 02 Camry (85K) emits smoke from the exhaust pipe on cold startup, goes away after a few seconds.
As this is an expensive job I was thinking to use an oil additive, such as "STP stop leak" or similar (recommendations are appreciated) which presumably "rejuvenates" seals. Is that a good idea? if the car was to sit for a longer while, is there any risk that such an oil leak could accumulate and cause some damage when the car is started again? |
Pedro, thanks for your reply. I would say the smoke is thick white, although after being asked if it was blue, I was staring at it for a while and could almost see some blueish-ness there. But, that may be my imagination. The seals job was quoted at around 1200-1400$.
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Originally Posted by ofersha
(Post 24087)
I would say the smoke is thick white, although after being asked if it was blue, I was staring at it for a while and could almost see some blueish-ness there. But, that may be my imagination. The seals job was quoted at around 1200-1400$.
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Thanks for all the info Pedro, sleeping much better now :)
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