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Originally Posted by ElHocko
Hi!
But sometimes the problem occurs right after cold engine start with idle rpm.
Then just one big smoke cloud comes out of the exhaust and not much more.
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ElHocko , I would be interested to know how you got on with this ?
Out of the blue , so to speak , my kv6 car has started to do this
First sign was this Tuesday evening , then twice more including today . In each case it is a cloud of blue smoke from a cold start and then no more problem whilst running . Negligible (zero ) oil consumption and on the MOT last week emissions were excellent , and no sign of smoke when starting whilst still warm.
My own thoughts were initially worn valve stem oil seals , but this is not reported on the kv6 , and I don't see that this would happen so suddenly if that were the cause
The suddenness seems to suggest breakage rather than wear ?
As suggested , I will be following the routes of compression test and breather clean-out in the near future , plus a spark plug inspection ( oh , how I hate those back 3 plugs ! )
My car is a kv6 , 2001 reg with 113k miles on it , and is running beautifully otherwise .