lutzag40

I Have A 90 V/6 Camry. It Has 80,000 Miles And Has Been Sitting For A Few Years When I Bought It Two Years Ago. It Ahd 53,000 Miles. Problem Is It Smokes And The Plugs Are Wet, And Some Plugs Are Coroded. What Could The Problem Be And How Much To Get Fixed. Any Suggestions Would Help. Thanks.

Brian R.

First replace the plugs with DENSO or NGK and see if you still have a problem. I think the first thing after that to check would be your ECM for codes. See the FAQ thread or the linked FSM in the sticky post at the top of this forum for procedure and analysis.

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lutzag40

I took it to the mechanic and he said it is the valve seals.

Mike Gerber

Were the plugs wet with gas or with oil? When you say the plugs are wet, most people will assume you mean with gas. If you did mean gas, then valve seals are not the problem. If they are wet with oil, then valve seals could be the problem.

Did anyone ever replace the plugs and check for ECM codes as Brian suggested?

Mike

lutzag40

I got it back from the mechanic and he said it was oily plugs. He said the car sat too long and cracked the seals. what would ecg codes be good for if that was the problem.

Brian R.

I would say that the car sat too long and you have frozen (rusted) oil rings. Replace the plugs with one of the brands I suggested and see if they get fouled again. That won't prove what is at fault, but it may save you unnecessary work.

If you have one or more frozen oil rings, then you will have a lot of smoke out the exhaust all the time. I don't know what cracked seals would do. Normally, bad seals become tight when the engine warms up and initial smoke from the exhaust stops after the engine warms up. I don't recall seeing seals damaged by lack of use to know what to expect.

I don't think leaky seals will show a code in older engines, but I'm not sure.

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DFBonnett

As Brian noted, it could be fussy oil control rings. Find a quiet stretch of road and wind it up to about 40 in 2nd gear. Let off the gas and coast down. Repeat a couple of times. That will often free them up.
Also, as noted, valve seals won't throw a code.