valve guide seals
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Car: 85&95 Trans am
Engine: 85-LT1 95-LT1
Transmission: 4l60e & 4l60e
Axle/Gears: 3.23 & 3.23
valve guide seals
I need to have valve seals installed on my heads and was wondering what the cost would be for a shop to do it? Or the time it would take to do it? the car emits blue smoke when you start it,rev the engine it smokes more. Could I have bad piston rings as well?
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call a shop in your area and ask, i'd say about 3 hours flat rate, but don't know for sure.
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Car: 1988 GTA
Engine: 5.0 TPI
Transmission: T5
Axle/Gears: 9 Bolt, 3.45
Most likely it is your valve seals and guides. Mine does this too, I need to get it fixed. My suggestion would be to go to an engine shop and get a pair of rebuilt heads. They will take yours and give you the core charge for them. The shop I go to is City Motor Supply and their heads are $95 each after core charge. If your heads are cracked or anything and they can't take them then you will have to pay like 30 or 40 dollars more per head.
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1983 Firebird
TH700R4 Auto
Small Block 400
LG4 ECM, Intake, Carb, Distributor, etc.
Soon to be non-computer.
Clarion Head Unit 45X4
2 Pioneer 400W 12" Subs
Third Gen Performance
"A four cylinder is half an engine."
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