Why do I get blue smoke when I start my car?
Blue-grey smoke comes from the oil inside the cylinders pooling as the car sits, burning upon start up. Sometimes the smoke can be very slight but worsens over time, especially if the vehicle is only driven a short distance and allowed to cool again.
What causes burning oil in Toyota 3.0 V6?
Sometimes the smoke can be very slight but worsens over time, especially if the vehicle is only driven a short distance and allowed to cool again. A fouled spark plug specifically on the #2 cylinder is the most common symptoms of a 1MZ-FE burning oil. We’re not entirely sure why #2 is the worst, only that it is a nail in the coffin for the engine.
Where does the smoke come from when oil is added?
Bank #2 camshaft cap galling, especially the first cap right behind the camshaft seal, behind the timing belt sprocket Low dry compression on cylinder #2 brought into specification when oil is added to the cylinder (wet compression) Blue-grey smoke comes from the oil inside the cylinders pooling as the car sits, burning upon start up.
What causes 1MZ 3.0 V6 to burn oil?
At CARspec, here at some symptoms we look for when diagnosing the cause of a 1MZ 3.0 V6’s oil consumption: Bank #2 camshaft cap galling, especially the first cap right behind the camshaft seal, behind the timing belt sprocket
Blue-grey smoke comes from the oil inside the cylinders pooling as the car sits, burning upon start up. Sometimes the smoke can be very slight but worsens over time, especially if the vehicle is only driven a short distance and allowed to cool again.
Sometimes the smoke can be very slight but worsens over time, especially if the vehicle is only driven a short distance and allowed to cool again. A fouled spark plug specifically on the #2 cylinder is the most common symptoms of a 1MZ-FE burning oil. We’re not entirely sure why #2 is the worst, only that it is a nail in the coffin for the engine.
Bank #2 camshaft cap galling, especially the first cap right behind the camshaft seal, behind the timing belt sprocket Low dry compression on cylinder #2 brought into specification when oil is added to the cylinder (wet compression) Blue-grey smoke comes from the oil inside the cylinders pooling as the car sits, burning upon start up.
At CARspec, here at some symptoms we look for when diagnosing the cause of a 1MZ 3.0 V6’s oil consumption: Bank #2 camshaft cap galling, especially the first cap right behind the camshaft seal, behind the timing belt sprocket