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If the valve seals are bad the oil level should be dropping. I replaced seals on Toyota's that did the puff of smoke when started or after idling a while. You can screw a compression tester hose in the spark plug hole, pressurize it, and use a special sping tool the remove the springs to change the seals.
  • Posted 23 Feb 2011 12:52
  • By mrfixit
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  • New York, United States

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