Richardv
New member
Hi,
During the hot summer days, my 2013 ST started to have idling problems after a restart when fully warmed up. i.e. 100 miles on a +80°F day. Happened 10-15 times. I used to give a little bit of throttle for 10 - 15 sec, and all was fine afterward. Last time, after the restart, it died and I restarted it right back. It backfired and started. But it sent a blue pop that smoked everything around. I stopped it, checked the oil, restarted and drove home. About 10 - 12 miles. It was smoking slightly. No error code. Added 1/2 quart of oil....but might have been low before the happening....
Brought it to the dealer, who diag a stuck opened evap valved. He road tested it for 12 miles, and called it fixed. Explained the blue smoke with too rich of a mix.....because of the stuck opened evap valve.
Since then, I did 250 miles and it took more than a quart of oil. ( Amsoil 10W40 metric). Obviously, burning oil. It still puff blue at cold start-up, and when taking off on a corner after a complete stop, especially if I "lug" the engine. ( RPM dropping around 900 - 1000, during clutch release. Yes, SM5)
Am I right to suspect a busted valve seal, or even a broken oil ring ? Because of that backfire?
Thanks in advance for your input on the possibilities. I want to make sure that it is fixed correctly, this time.
(P.S. the spyder is covered by an extended warranty, Cornerstone.)
During the hot summer days, my 2013 ST started to have idling problems after a restart when fully warmed up. i.e. 100 miles on a +80°F day. Happened 10-15 times. I used to give a little bit of throttle for 10 - 15 sec, and all was fine afterward. Last time, after the restart, it died and I restarted it right back. It backfired and started. But it sent a blue pop that smoked everything around. I stopped it, checked the oil, restarted and drove home. About 10 - 12 miles. It was smoking slightly. No error code. Added 1/2 quart of oil....but might have been low before the happening....
Brought it to the dealer, who diag a stuck opened evap valved. He road tested it for 12 miles, and called it fixed. Explained the blue smoke with too rich of a mix.....because of the stuck opened evap valve.
Since then, I did 250 miles and it took more than a quart of oil. ( Amsoil 10W40 metric). Obviously, burning oil. It still puff blue at cold start-up, and when taking off on a corner after a complete stop, especially if I "lug" the engine. ( RPM dropping around 900 - 1000, during clutch release. Yes, SM5)
Am I right to suspect a busted valve seal, or even a broken oil ring ? Because of that backfire?
Thanks in advance for your input on the possibilities. I want to make sure that it is fixed correctly, this time.
(P.S. the spyder is covered by an extended warranty, Cornerstone.)
