Smoke on startup

[new2mitsu]

My car is smoking a bit on startup, and it smokes a lil if i really get on the gas too. its not tons of smoke, but noticible. So, my guess is that it is the valve stem seals, am i right? any other ideas what might cause it? if it is the valve stem seals, is there anywhere that has instructions on how to replace em? how much am i lookin at pricewise? how long does it take? Thanx Alot, Ryan

[talskinyguy]

If you let it idle then rev it and see blue smoke it is probably VSS. How many miles do you have on your car?

The last time I did VSS replacement I had the engine out of the car and it took about 3-4 hours.

[talskinyguy]

From a PM

Originally Posted by new2mitsu

you replied to my post about smoke on startup, and asked about mileage... i kno its alot, but its 160k on i believe the original motor

As long as it fits the description of no smoke unless it idles for a short time, then some blue smoke when you take off I would bet on VSS. Esp with that mileage. What color is the smoke coming out of the car? White, blue tinted, or black / dark gray.

[new2mitsu]

black as best as i can tell, which would indicate its running too rich, right? how do i combat that?

[compaqpunch]

Ya my car is runnin rich too...