John

Many thanks for your help and advice..! I'll let you
know the outcome.

regards
Zack



--- John <einst@...> wrote: > Hi Zack,
and welcome to the club..
>
> This depends on the colour of the smoke on startup..
> Blue, and it's oil related, probably the valve stem
> seals as you say.
> White is water, and that could be a head gasket
> leak, or worse, a
> cracked block..
>
> The two symptoms may not be connected.
>
> First have a look at the oil filler cap for any
> emulsion, a sure
> sign of moisture in the engine, but not necessarily
> from the water..
> blocked breather pipes can do the same.
>
> check for any oily film in the radiator.
>
> get a cylinder pressure test done..
>
> If everything comes up OK... It would depend on how
> much water is
> going.. start the engine and let it warm up.. the
> pressure may show
> a leak better.
>
> To recap.. blue smoke, valve seals, rings etc and
> you probably just
> have a water leak somewhere.
>
> White smoke, water is getting into the cylinders
> (steam)and you may
> have a gasket or block problem.
>
> Hope this helps, and keep us posted.
>
> John
>
>
>
> --- In mazda626uk@..., "zack_77_uk"
> <zack_77_uk@y...>
> wrote:
> > I have a 1988 626 coupe 2.0l 16v that has recently
> started to
> smoke
> > quite heavily at start up. Its also using water at
> the moment but
> > with no apparent leaks. Could this possibly be
> related to a head
> > gasket problem or would it more likely be the
> valve seals are worn
> > out.
> > Any help is greatly appreciated.. The engine has
> done 135 000
> miles.
> > Thanks ZACK
>
>
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