So I have an '89 TII 8V car that smoked like a 3.0...really only at idle and throttle tip-in off of idle.
I found that all of the intake valve stem seals had popped up. The head has been rebuilt in the past.
What I'm thinking after talking with a friend of mine is that it has the wrong valve stem seals in it. I pushed them down as far as I could get them to go, but I didn't feel any sort of "engagement". The ones that are in there are blue and have a tension spring around the top as well as a spring band around the bottom. NONE of the pictures I've found of 2.2/2.5 stem seals look like this, so I'm thinking they are the wrong ones.
After I completed the job the car smokes MUCH less...I had to look for the smoke as I could smell it, but it wasn't easily visible.
So, has anyone ever seen the type of valve stem seals I am describing used on a 2.2/2.5? Has anyone had intake valve guides drop? (I've never seen it on a 2.2/2.5)
I had one hell of a time doing just the intake valves on Sunday because I don't have the correct valve spring compressor tool, so I'm not really looking forward to diving back into the engine and would rather not if I can help it.
Thanks!