1998 Hyundai Accent

1998 HYUNDAI ACCENT
102,889 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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NORMAN BORJA
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HI SIR,

WHAT IS VALVE SEAL? WHAT DOES IT DO? MY CAR IS SOMETIMES SMOKEY WHEN IT RUNS. IM JUST GOING AROUND ASK ING FOR AN OPINION SO I CAN BUY THE PARTS. WHEN I CHANGE THE OIL AND THE OIL FILTER LAST MONTH, THEN CHECK THE OIL DEEP STICK THE FOLLOWING MONTH IT INDICATES VERY LOW LEVEL OF OIL. I FIND IT VERY IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE IT. WHAT CAN I DO TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM? HOPEFULLY YOU CAN GIVE SOME ANSWER I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
Aug 24, 2008 at 8:44 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

The valve seal is a small oil seal located on the stem of the inlet & exhaust valves, it is there to stop oil running down the valve stem and burning in the engine. There are special tools required to do this work and it is usually beyond the scope of home mechanic to do this on car.

Mark (mhpautos)
Aug 25, 2008 at 2:06 AM
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