The car is a Toyota Camry V6, 1992. The valve cover was leaking oil, so I changed the gasket. Inside was a lot of thick dark sludgy oil. I cleaned that off the valve cover, and replaced it. But now - the car starts easily, but makes a high pitched sound of metal on metal, and idles at 2000rpm. If I wait ten minutes it will recover and idle normally. If instead of waiting, I drive it, it starts to smoke from the engine compartment.
If I put it into reverse gear while I am waiting, the idle speed drops and the engine sounds better, the grinding noise stops.
Any ideas what to do? What could I have possibly done when I changed the valve cover to cause this? (I didn't drop a bolt in there!!!). Thanks in advance, Kali
2006-11-12
06:34:08
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Cars & Transportation
➔ Maintenance & Repairs