2002 Toyota Camry Smoke at start up

2002 TOYOTA CAMRY
85,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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JOWICO
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Due to rising gas prices, I recently purchased a Camry for work purposes. The car is a 2002, four cylinder, manual transmission with about 85,000 miles. The car performs to mpg standards, but at cold start up smoke comes out of exhaust at the start but then is gone. Although not due for its emission test, I had it tested to try to determine the smoke source. The car fully passed. Once running and warm, I have found no smoke problems. At initial start, sometimes the crank up takes a short period, but for the most part I have had no problems. Smoke is grey to greyish blue in color. Any ideas what this could be from and what the cure may be, repair or additives? Thank you.
Jul 12, 2008 at 12:52 PM
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MERLIN2021
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If you think it's more than the usual rich fuel on cold start, you could replace the valve stem seals, or compression test the engine to see if rings may have some wear, but if you want a quick fix, try Risolone additive, it costs about 10.00 for thr four cyl application, add at oil change.
Jul 12, 2008 at 3:36 PM
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