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I apologize in advance for there being so many different topics in one thread, but I feel bad posting a bunch of different threads. I have hit used the search function quite a bit before posting this.
First off;
Exhaust smoke. I have looked around at lots of threads and found that valve stem seals can leak oil especially on a car that has sat for a while, which mine has, and also found threads about oil rings and the such (and of course the thousands of 'what oil is best' threads). So heres whats going on:
In my commute, I coast down this pretty long hill in 6th after getting off the freeway. From a stop, I noticed a cloud of smoke as I accelerate and when I let off to shift. I couldnt tell the color so I put my GoPro camera on the back of the car.
The car has Evosport race cats, Magnaflow exhaust, K&N intake filters, and new MAFs (i am asking the prev owner of the brand). You can hear it popping a lot when its cold. On with the video.
<object width="480" height="385">
<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lrQgEW0gA7c?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></object>
More questions:
- When I pop my trunk using my key, should it fold up hands free? Wondering if my trunk dampers are dead.
- My wipers seem to loose their 0 point. When they come down towards the hood they rebound a bit, and this is making the intermittent function not work. Occasionally they go down to the correct point and stop, and the intermittent will work for a max of about 10 strokes and then they will rebound again. I tried cleaning the windshield around the sensor.
I think that is all for now.
Thanks!
First off;
Exhaust smoke. I have looked around at lots of threads and found that valve stem seals can leak oil especially on a car that has sat for a while, which mine has, and also found threads about oil rings and the such (and of course the thousands of 'what oil is best' threads). So heres whats going on:
In my commute, I coast down this pretty long hill in 6th after getting off the freeway. From a stop, I noticed a cloud of smoke as I accelerate and when I let off to shift. I couldnt tell the color so I put my GoPro camera on the back of the car.
The car has Evosport race cats, Magnaflow exhaust, K&N intake filters, and new MAFs (i am asking the prev owner of the brand). You can hear it popping a lot when its cold. On with the video.
<object width="480" height="385">
<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lrQgEW0gA7c?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></object>
More questions:
- When I pop my trunk using my key, should it fold up hands free? Wondering if my trunk dampers are dead.
- My wipers seem to loose their 0 point. When they come down towards the hood they rebound a bit, and this is making the intermittent function not work. Occasionally they go down to the correct point and stop, and the intermittent will work for a max of about 10 strokes and then they will rebound again. I tried cleaning the windshield around the sensor.
I think that is all for now.
Thanks!