eastend
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i have smoke coming from the front of my engine when i stop and turn it off. i also have power loss.
wat is wrong with it??
i have waranty so will go out tomoro just wonderin thanks?
[Edited on 30-05-2007 by eastend]
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craig_s
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what does the smoke smell of?could be headgasket
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eastend
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not sure but it smells in the car when i turn the vents on
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craig_s
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have you had a look under the bonnet for any water leaks?oil leaks?have you been thrashing it?
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eastend
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ive been giving it a bit recently as i only got it on friday, but not loads.
[Edited on 29-05-2007 by eastend]
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craig_s
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have a look for any leaks.and try and see where the smoke is coming from.does i only do it when you drive?and when you say loss of power does it sound like the engine is bogging down?
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eastend
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smoke is coming from right at the front of the engine
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eastend
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well i went out and teh car just felt slower than usual. smoke comes from front of engine and can see it spilling out of bonnet when i park up
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craig_s
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is the engine over heating at all?loosing any water?
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eastend
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no it went up high once but seems alright, and i filled water up after i washed car today, didnt seem that low
[Edited on 29-05-2007 by eastend]
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craig_s
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so theres no water leaking on the floor?what car is it mate?if theres smoke coming from the engine theres only 3 things it could be water leaking,oil leaking,or the clutch.
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eastend
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its a 1.4 16v sport, havent noticed any water on the floor, its just that it felt real slow when i went out tonight??
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craig_s
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could be your clutch mate but if it was the smoke would smell really bad
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eastend
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would it cause the car to loose power, it smelt pretty bad but can really say wat it smelt like
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craig_s
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yeh it would be like trying to drive up a hill in a low gear.tomorrow go out to it and when its warm and your on a save bit of road put it in 3rd and rev it up and try to pull away with the handbrake up.if it just revs then the clutch has gone if it dies its ok
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eastend
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well i got waranty so ill tell them the prob and they will hopefully fix it
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eastend
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i swear my clutch is workin tho as i dont have any probs pullin away or using the clutch just weird that it smokes when i stop
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ChrisBoom
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Ignore what I said last.
Could be the clutch slipping, and the engine braking itself, hence the power loss?
[Edited on 30-05-2007 by ChrisBoom]
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eastend
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still smoking when i stop, the smoke is coming from where the exhaust manifold is. i hve been told it smells nothin like a clutch. its only when the car is stationary that it smokes, looks as tho there is a bit of oil around the area, also exhaust seems to be blowing a bit???? help
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Dave A
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oil dripping onto the hot manifold maybe?
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eastend
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yeh someone else suggested that to me, the cap of my oil is very loose and i think it may be coming out of there. wouldnt it smoke all the time though and not just when im stopped???
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cpcrampton
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open up ur water coolant bottle check under the cap. and run your finger inside the bottle around the rim if its all oily and brown your head gasket may be gone,
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eastend
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well this is what the top of my water coolant container looks like
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eastend
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bump smoking was because of oil cap being loose, they gave me a new one and now oil leaking on manifold so that is ok, but still seem to have bit of power loss
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