i love this dude...even if he is always drunk as a skunk LOL!
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stokkebye (sounds retarded)
Are you sure he's drunk? That would explain some of his mannerisms! LOL This guy has been helping me fix my vehicles for years now! I cant remember when I found his channel but I know its been over 10 years now.
Last year I picked up a 1995 Toyota Avalon for $2000! With 50k miles, no rust and no problems cept leaking some oil which is common with these models and for older cars. Its fully loaded well kept by and old lady who drove it to church once a week. I ight replace the head gasket and take care of the leak but really its not that bad at all. Just smells a little sometimes.
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GKhan (Old Spike)
Mmmmm old lady smell.
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lawngnome (Long Spike)
You probably burming oil and you need to tighten your valves, and/or replace the valve seals.
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stokkebye (sounds retarded)
Yeah I dont think so, its the top engine block that is leaking, not the valves. I dont think they would be loose, to be honest I never thought of that though, I would think there might be some other serouis issues arising if the engine block was loose though, like oil getting into the combustion chamber or exhaust leaking around the engine and I would be having firing issues and a trail of smoke behind me, the oil is just cooking off the engine block, I can see it leaking, so I assume its just a gasket, with age it dries up a bit.
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lawngnome (Long Spike)
What motor and model avalon?
The thing he pulls off at 5:20 is the intake manifold, the V on both sides of that is the valve heads (valves are in the heads, just above the exhaust manifold). He goes on to do the valve cover gaskets in the video, which is just a bit short of doing the valve stem seals job i'm talking about.
Those seals allow lubrication of the valves, but wipe the excess oil off the exhast valves as to not burn it in combustion or in the exhaust flow.
If the intake manifold gasket replacement doesn't stop the smoking, it's most likely those "valve stem seals".
- I'm doing the job rn on my 90's Chevy G20, It's super fun ! I think... hah
Here's the job being done on another Toyota. https://youtu.be/emN86elXVS0?t=493
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stokkebye (sounds retarded)
You're right! I looked again, it IS the valve cover! I looked into last year so I wasnt picturing it right in my head. So you think just tightening them up will work? Its a 95 toyota avalon XLS
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lawngnome (Long Spike)
Probably a leaky head or valve cover. There's a lower head gasket & then the valve cover gasket. Top/bottom for the head.
Look at the bottom of the head, which will begin just bellow the exhaust manifolds. (The rusty thing with 3 ports @ 12:04 is the exhaust manifold).
If it's leaking at the block, it's the lower head gaskets. If the top is leaking it's the valve cover gasket, which he's doing.
A weekend + some change, and a "Full/Complete gasket set", you could do it.
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gardendaleguy (Long Spike)
...unless the head is cracked.. :/ hopefully not. but good luck with it dude ( also, im not sure if he's really drunk, but the mannerisms lead me to believe so...plus he did an episode where he mentions keeping Gin around to use for something car related ..cant remember...im too drunk)
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(Long Spike)
i love this dude...even if he is always drunk as a skunk LOL!
(sounds retarded)
Are you sure he's drunk? That would explain some of his mannerisms! LOL This guy has been helping me fix my vehicles for years now! I cant remember when I found his channel but I know its been over 10 years now.
Last year I picked up a 1995 Toyota Avalon for $2000! With 50k miles, no rust and no problems cept leaking some oil which is common with these models and for older cars. Its fully loaded well kept by and old lady who drove it to church once a week. I ight replace the head gasket and take care of the leak but really its not that bad at all. Just smells a little sometimes.
(Old Spike)
Mmmmm old lady smell.
(Long Spike)
You probably burming oil and you need to tighten your valves, and/or replace the valve seals.
(sounds retarded)
Yeah I dont think so, its the top engine block that is leaking, not the valves. I dont think they would be loose, to be honest I never thought of that though, I would think there might be some other serouis issues arising if the engine block was loose though, like oil getting into the combustion chamber or exhaust leaking around the engine and I would be having firing issues and a trail of smoke behind me, the oil is just cooking off the engine block, I can see it leaking, so I assume its just a gasket, with age it dries up a bit.
(Long Spike)
What motor and model avalon?
The thing he pulls off at 5:20 is the intake manifold, the V on both sides of that is the valve heads (valves are in the heads, just above the exhaust manifold). He goes on to do the valve cover gaskets in the video, which is just a bit short of doing the valve stem seals job i'm talking about.
Those seals allow lubrication of the valves, but wipe the excess oil off the exhast valves as to not burn it in combustion or in the exhaust flow.
If the intake manifold gasket replacement doesn't stop the smoking, it's most likely those "valve stem seals".
- I'm doing the job rn on my 90's Chevy G20, It's super fun ! I think... hah
Here's the job being done on another Toyota. https://youtu.be/emN86elXVS0?t=493
(sounds retarded)
You're right! I looked again, it IS the valve cover! I looked into last year so I wasnt picturing it right in my head. So you think just tightening them up will work? Its a 95 toyota avalon XLS
(Long Spike)
Probably a leaky head or valve cover. There's a lower head gasket & then the valve cover gasket. Top/bottom for the head.
Look at the bottom of the head, which will begin just bellow the exhaust manifolds. (The rusty thing with 3 ports @ 12:04 is the exhaust manifold).
If it's leaking at the block, it's the lower head gaskets. If the top is leaking it's the valve cover gasket, which he's doing.
A weekend + some change, and a "Full/Complete gasket set", you could do it.
(Long Spike)
...unless the head is cracked.. :/ hopefully not. but good luck with it dude ( also, im not sure if he's really drunk, but the mannerisms lead me to believe so...plus he did an episode where he mentions keeping Gin around to use for something car related ..cant remember...im too drunk)