Bad Valve Stem Seals on New Mitsu's

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Bad Valve Stem Seals on New Mitsu's #717800 04/21/06 04:51 PM

Joined: Feb 2005

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Winston

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I was reading on another forum (Edmunds) about someone that has a 2001 Montero that smokes after a long idle and puffs blue smoke upon drive off.

Has Mitsu still not figured out how to make good valve stem seals? Anyone else have this problem with a late model Mitsu?

'90 Montero XLS (Sold, sadly)
'95 Montero LS 160k
'03 Montero Limited 30k

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