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valve stem oil seals


xsracer
03-20-2005, 05:41 PM
hi again,
can anybody help me out my car blue smokes a lot but runs fine and i'm pretty sure its the valve stem oil seals but can any1 give me any advice on changing them. is it a big job? just put new engine in the car dont want to ave to do it again.
cheers

Mr Vegas
03-20-2005, 11:26 PM
Hi,blue smoke on take off?=valve stem seals,you can do this with the head in place,but will need a specialist tool clamp to compress valve springs to remove and replace the valve stem seals.
Is it a GTI?if so it can be a bit of a pain to do....but good luck anyhow :)

xsracer
03-21-2005, 05:10 PM
cheers its an xs are they just the little rubber o rings on top of the valve?

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