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Old 08-19-2009, 09:13 AM
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Valve seal issues are typically limited to start-up and only a few seconds after that.

Mechaanical problems with rings, pistons, etc, usually don't go away with warm-up.

I'd suspect you have aleaky gasket that closes up tight once the engine warms up. Intake manifold gaskets are a natural "first look". Could also be a head gasket, but that's not as likely.

There's exceptions to all I wrote, but typically, I think I am correct.

1/ Althought intake gaskets can leak from the bottom (where the oil is), you can try squirting a little WD40 around the manifold and see what haappens.

2/ A compression check won't do much, but a leak-down test can tell a lot when it comes to leaks.
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