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Anyone in PDX done valve seals?

Old Oct 17, 2013 | 07:55 AM
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Default Anyone in PDX done valve seals?

My car is smoking on start up (blue smoke), so that most likely means valve seals are shot.

Has anyone done this locally? I was planning on picking up a JWT valve spring compressor, but I've never had to do anything this invasive.

The other option is to have a shop do it, but I have no idea where to bring it. West side is preferred as I live in Hillsboro and work in Beaverton.

Any help would be appreciated.

Edit: I have a 2005 G35 with a Rev-up motor, if that helps.

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Old Nov 1, 2013 | 03:38 PM
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Responding to an old thread, I know, but before you make plans to buy any seals and go through the torture of replacing them, make sure the problem is what it is by doing a compression leak down test.
Here's the tester I use. Here's the tester I use.
It doesn't cost too much, but you'll need a compressor to use it. Here's a video:


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