smoking after valve seals

[NeptuneZeek]

Okay so i did a complete seal gasket change last week because i was smoking a bit when i first started the car up. I changed all seals accept the piston "O" rings. After i did the valve seals it smokes even more is there a possibility that i didn't put the seals in correctly or i need to change the valves? The valve seals are under warranty so I'm going to replace them if broken and I just bought exhaust valves and intake valves as well to get it all done and out of the way but what could be a cause of the excessive smoking while driving?

[WmWatt]

Off hand I'd say you plugged the leaks around the valves so now more is coming out around the rings? I was told white smoke means worn rings.

[AlaskaFestivaGuy]

Could also be a cracked valve guide. I had this problem once on a Fiat. I ended up with house-sized clouds of smoke out the back end every morning when I started the car.

[Fordverde]

Off hand I'd say you plugged the leaks around the valves so now more is coming out around the rings? I was told white smoke means worn rings.

blue smoke means rings, white means coolant passing to the combustion chamber. Black smoke means the engine is running too rich.

[NeptuneZeek]

its white smoke and it does get to be the size of a house so what should i do to fix this problem? new head?

[schads]

I would replace the head gasket first and if the smoke does not go away replace the head. Is there any coolant mixed with the oil. The oil would be a milky white color.

[NeptuneZeek]

no the oil is normal and i replaced the head gasket as well as all the other gaskets and seals. so i think i will have to replace the head. Is there any way to replace the valve guide or is it gonna have to be the whole head?

[AlaskaFestivaGuy]

If it is a valve guide, a machine shop can press out the bad one and press in a new one. In my case with the Fiat (which had an aluminum head on a steel block), it was obvious which cylinder it was in -- that spark plug fouled with wet oil every 100 miles. Besides having to stop to add oil, I had to stop frequently to replace that spark plug. I was driving around with a box of a dozen cleaned-up plugs, replacing that one at the side of the road frequently.

In the meantime, if you have a "neighbor from hell," I suggest pointing the tail end of your car at his house every night so you can envelope his place in your house-sized cloud every morning.

[Fordverde]

does it happen every time or just when the car is cold? as you accelerate does the smoke increase?

[NeptuneZeek]

ya it happens every time and it doesnt subside as i drive more. it is almost identical symptoms as with alaskafestguys fiat so i am gonna get a new head then rebuild the old one from the ground up with all new guides valves and seals.

[mechanicaldj]

try looking at the throttle body gasket

[ckiesman]

i have to 2nd that one^

my tb gasket let go and dumped a bunch of coolant into my intake. the car wouldnt run (not well at least) and it was nuking out huge plumes of white smoke

[Pu241]

^^^
Bet you don't have any carbon in your combustion chambers now!

[ckiesman]

a very small amount, lol. it cleaned all the carbon off the pistons, lol