1986 Chevy Monte Carlo car smoking

BIGGS22

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1986 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO

Engine Performance problem
1986 Chevy Monte Carlo V8 Two Wheel Drive Automatic

Hi I have a 86 chevy monte carlo ls and when I crank it or let it sit it blows smoke out the passanger side tail pipe I would like to know what would make it do that and what I need 2 do or have done to get it to stop smoking

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EUGENE123

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What color of smoke is it? Like a blue? Or white? Or black?

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Friday, March 20th, 2009 AT 2:47 AM

BIGGS22

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Looks kind of blue or grey kind of hard to tell but more of a blue

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Friday, March 20th, 2009 AT 2:56 AM

EUGENE123

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Blue smoke is oil burning, whats happening is your piston rings are bad and the oil is getting up in the combustion chamber because the rings are not keeping the oil below the chamber, the oil is burned and the smoke is shot out of the exhaust port to fix this problem your going to have to tear the motor completely down take the pistons out and put new rings on them

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Friday, March 20th, 2009 AT 3:20 AM

BIGGS22

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So when I take it to the shop what should I tell them I want done and about how much am I lookin at spending

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Friday, March 20th, 2009 AT 3:25 AM

EUGENE123

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When you take it to the shop tell them that blue smoke is coming out the tail pipe on the passenger side and you want them to put new piston rings around the pistons. Unfortunatley this is a pretty big job and is going to cost anywhere from 100.00 to 130.00 for the rings and labor will probably be anywhere from 500.00 to 800.00