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finch1
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Registered: 29th Sep 02
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14th Apr 04 at 22:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ive got a problem wiv my 1.4 16v. its struggling to pull of from standstill and theres a real big flat spot when trying to accelerate. i also found abit of oil in the last spark plug chamber. can anbody help me with what the problem is?
mike_1.2LS96
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Registered: 23rd Oct 03
Location: Darlington | Mazda 323 1.8 Exec
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14th Apr 04 at 22:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Whats the mileage on it?

Could be valve oil seals. Or head gasket going.
finch1
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14th Apr 04 at 22:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

65,000 miles. i had the head gasket changed a few months ago on it.
mike_1.2LS96
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14th Apr 04 at 22:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Probably neither seals or gasket then.
PaulW
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15th Apr 04 at 09:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

unless it was a crap job!

still get a compression test though just to make sure. Other than that may be a piston ring which is failing.

 
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