still smokin' on start up

Hi again,
Still smoking on first start up of the day. No other time. Breather working correctly , right level of oil, good compressions, tappets correct, timing spot on.

Just a cloud of oil smoke then clear for the rest of the day.

16 valve, single cam.

Most of the advice so far is, 'so ! just leave it'.

Any ideas folks? I don't think its valve guide oil seals 'cos that would smoke all the time.

Thanks BryanD

Our first Jimny was purchase new March 1999 and sold 99,000 miles later in September 2007. The single cam engine as your car is.

For the last year of our ownership from 87k to 99k it had the same feature as your car. Reason, I reckon is that the valve seals were not 100% and over night ie 14 hours the oil was making it's way down the valve stems and into the combustion chambers.

If it annoys you take the head off and have them replaced. You seem to be worried and there is no good reason to be worried when it will only cost say £400 at a garage to get rid of the problem and you can sleep at night.

If you can do it yourself it should take a weekend to do it.

I would not worry about it but I could be wrong.

eddie

thanks for your comments folks, however I'm still not completely convinced its stem seals 'cos in my experience it smokes all the time if its stem seals. Anyway i'll likely leave it for now and continue to show all those other unmentionable 4x4s how to off road.

Hey Kirkynut, we DON'T have mots over here!! However, we DO have roadside spotchecks, so the vehicle has to be right ALL the time, still, as you say, the vehicle is warm then so all should be tickety boo!!

Thanks guys, catch y'all later.

Bry D.

Kumhos and a 2" lift with caster angle compensated, (without expensive bushes!!!)+ no anti roll bar.

tried a bottle of millers oils 'stop leak' and hey presto seems to have done the trick. It apparently rejuvenates synthetic seals by chemical action so maybe it was the stem seals.
Anyway, many thanks, keep on truckin'. Bry D