tattooedrx7

xxx everytime i shift up gears... my car puts out a ton of smoke, unless i shift before i reach 3 thousand rpms...cananyone help me out??

aussiesmg

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Do a search on ATF/MMO it may work, but it sounds like you have a stuck/broken apex or corner seal

1badFB

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Worn oil seals on the rotor(s) or coolant seals on the housings... whenever theres any vacuum in the engine (ex. when you let off the throttle) it will suck the oil or coolant past the seals...only real solution is a rebuild...You can keep driving it, but it may be on its way down the dark road. Try shifting without letting off the gas completely, it should lessen the smoke a little.

1badFB

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First thing I would do is start running 20W-50 oil in the engine if you arent already. Thinner oils pass by the seals much more freely.

trochoid

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What color is the smoke? If it's blueish/dark, it's oil, coolant is white. With the engine warm, add a bottle of Lucas Oil Stabilizer along with a fresh oil and filter change. The heavier weight oil will help too.

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