Smoking engine
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Smoking engine
Two issues:
1. Oil leaking from from crankshaft seal area, Other than doing a complete front end disassembly, anychance these oil conditioners might help?
2.Notice engine smoking a little blue smoke during driving. Heard something about PVC could cause. What do I need to check there if that's the case.
I assume it's the seal and not the pan gasket. it's coming from the curved area of the front pan. Can't really see what's going on exactly.
1. Oil leaking from from crankshaft seal area, Other than doing a complete front end disassembly, anychance these oil conditioners might help?
2.Notice engine smoking a little blue smoke during driving. Heard something about PVC could cause. What do I need to check there if that's the case.
I assume it's the seal and not the pan gasket. it's coming from the curved area of the front pan. Can't really see what's going on exactly.
The bad news the blue smoke when driving, maybe rings and valve seals. That is common on mitsubishi motors with high mileage. The good news, they can be repaired. You may have more than just the crank seal leaking. I would add engine dye and use a black light to find the leak. The reason I ask if the motor was a 2.4L, If oil is leaking from the crank seal. You may as well order a new motor. What happens is the crankshaft has a shim to hold the crank in place in the block. Sometimes the shim falls off into the pan and the crank starts walking and push the seal out and cause a leak.