anyone done valve seals on 1.3 liter / 4 cyl Geo Metro?

04ctd · 09-18-2012, 03:46 PM

we got this for my wife's nephew, and it smokes like crazy.

only has 80k miles on it.

the guy was running Synthetic oil in it, and i think if i went back to Dino, it might smoke less.

but truth is, i hate to take someone a free car that smokes this bad, when I prolly have the ability to fix it pretty cheap.

where if he took it to a shop, they would kill him on labor costs.

I was going to leave it alone, but it had a squealing from the waterpump, and to do the water pump, you have to take off the timing belt...and while you are there, you might as well.......

09-18-2012, 03:46 PM	#1
04ctd Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ladson SC Posts: 4,388	anyone done valve seals on 1.3 liter / 4 cyl Geo Metro? we got this for my wife's nephew, and it smokes like crazy. only has 80k miles on it. the guy was running Synthetic oil in it, and i think if i went back to Dino, it might smoke less. but truth is, i hate to take someone a free car that smokes this bad, when I prolly have the ability to fix it pretty cheap. where if he took it to a shop, they would kill him on labor costs. I was going to leave it alone, but it had a squealing from the waterpump, and to do the water pump, you have to take off the timing belt...and while you are there, you might as well....... __________________ 1 Timothy 3:16 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.