My 88 Chrysler started to smoke so the head gasket was changed. When the head was off I noticed the #1 cylinder was oily and black. I thought changing the head gasket would cure the problem but still smokes . Could the valve guide/oil seals be the culprit? Thanks ,Don
Certainly COULD be. Worn seals are a common cause of smoke, but there are other possibilities also.
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Sorry . The turbo four cylinder. Don
What engine? Mitsush*itty 3.0, I'll bet. Valve guides in that case.
If by oily and black you mean hard carbon, then yes it could be the valve guides. Could also be a valve cover leak, PCV malfunction, or worn rings (check dry-wet compression in #1?)
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