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Old Oct 29, 2021 | 10:24 PM
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This is burned oil on the exhaust valve right?




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Old Oct 30, 2021 | 08:47 AM
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It looks more like carbon. From a very rich mixture.
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It would also be helpful to read (see) the plugs that came out of that head. That usually gives you an accurate indication of what is going on with the engine.

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Plugs are almost new.. maybe 20-30 miles on them. There was good amount of oil in the intake.. so at a minimum I am planning to put a catch can in.
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Normal carbon deposts, hence system runs in closed loop at less than WOT, so it trying to hold 14.7 afr, while during WOT, runs around 13.5 aft to get the most power in open loop, and why you tend to see more carbon the more you run the car at WOT.

Also, vavle stems do not show excess fouling from leaking valve seals, so short of tune on car that has it running richer during open loop WOT, exhaust side does look kind of normal.

Also to add, the more the engine is played rev ranger in higher RPM's, the more oil vapors that the Evap will be pushing through the intake system to be burnt off by the motor, so the more carbon deposts in the exhaust system/rear fender of the car you get.

As for the one valve having more oil burn carbon caking on it, its due to the location of the Evap port into the intake manifold, that will pool the vapor oil more to that cylinder of the motor. So anything, looks like I see some oil catch cans in your future for that way you are driving the car.

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A burnt valve is where there is a notch between the valve and the valve seat(leak) caused by hot gasses eroding away the material.
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