triggz
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Registered: 9th Jul 03
Location: Grays, Essex
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ok i know i just posted this is the Help zone but this prob get alot more views! I have an MOT bookd up soon and im changing the oil tomorrow as i think its still the same it had before the cylinderhead went as it looks a bit watery
ok so just spent £500 on getting my headgasket n cylinder head replaced as well as cam belt n stuff! only to find that now the engine managerment light comes on after driving for a couple of mins but it doesnt come on while just idling.
At idle i get light grey smoking coming out which gets darker when i revs the car and it just pours out smells like oil and somtimes when i pull off the car revs drop a little before picking up?
any ideas
its a 1.6 ecotec btw
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ok so i tried it by unpluggin various sensors with little to no result and changed the oil the oil didnt solve a thing still got loads of smoke occasionaly nothin comes out untill i rev it then it pours out with light n dark grey smoke
gonna give it some beans when it gets dark to see if its just oil buring in the exhaust :/ but somehow i dont think it is!
any more ideas n suggestions
thanks in advance!!!
[Edited on 18-03-2009 by triggz]
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daymoon
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Registered: 1st Aug 08
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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where did the gasket go? if oil was getting into cylinders then its gonan beoil burning in the exhaust.. take it for a motorway journey and it will fine...
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stan_the_man
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Registered: 14th Feb 07
Location: Perth, Western Australia
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Does the car drive ok?
EGR valve?
Flash up the fault code and see whats said.
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
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im pretty sure its your help zone valve
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Eck
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Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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Twiggy and Mark... Why don't you post in the Pic Request threads saying snap day? There are LOADS of them so you can get your funny post fix  As Daymoon said, give it a blast for a wee while, if it persists, take it back down to the bastards who did it for you and demand they look at it.
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
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silly answers are from the people who havent got a clue,
id go for the advice give abouve aswell, get the exhaust really really hot on a motorway journey
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triggz
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Registered: 9th Jul 03
Location: Grays, Essex
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ok well im just about to fluish the engine out with new oil and hopefully water then again with a new oil filter but the cars got no MOT and it wont pass with the smoke/emmisions its kicking out also the gasket was replaced! will see how this turns out otherwise im gonna av to call out a dude with a laptop n cable to see what the fault code is!
thanks for ur help ill post bk my results!
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triggz
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Registered: 9th Jul 03
Location: Grays, Essex
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ok so i tried it by unpluggin various sensors with little to no result and changed the oil the oil didnt solve a thing still got loads of smoke occasionaly nothin comes out untill i rev it then it pours out with light n dark grey smoke
gonna give it some beans when it gets dark to see if its just oil buring in the exhaust :/ but somehow i dont think it is!
any more ideas n suggestions
thanks in advance!!!
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