Thread: smokes in the morning

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I know a probe aint a hotrod ,but I have a weird problem.I have a 94 ford probe,2.0 It smokes when you first start it in the morning ,only about 5 minutes then clears up and doesnt smoke at all when driving,it if sits for about 2 hours or more it smoke again after being started,just replaced the valve stem seals ,but didnt help thanks larry

sounds like the guides are so bad the seals cant do their job.

What he said ^ . But I'm disappointed. At my age and phisical condition I was hoping that this thread was going to give a remedy for coughing spells for those that, " smokes in the morning ".

if there are new seals on the valves then its definiately worn guides. Im presuming this is an aluminum head , new guide liners can be instaled, and the cost should be relatively inexpensive. use new seals again when re-assembling

yes the head was clean,and the correct seals and installed correctly,if the guides are worn that bad wouldnt it smoke all the time,it doesnt smoke at all after about 5 minutes. thanks to everyone who answered, wild turkey,that would make me cough too much, then I'd forget about the car, Hey that dont sound too bad ha ha

well pressure in the cylinder, and heat from the warm oil will make the oil seals work a bit better.....when the engine cools, and the seals loosen up it can allow oil to seep past the seal and down the guide......common occurance.......pull a head off, remove a spring and with the valve just slightly off its seat wiggle it back and forth....a very small minute amount of play is acceptable, but I think you may find a lot of play in yours.....