eastend
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Failed MOT on excessive blue smoke under accelleration and emissions.
So its got to be burning oil, most probably going to be the piston rings but is there anything else that could cause it?
thanks
tom
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Dan295
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valve stem seals
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eastend
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still expensive to fix i guess?
is there anything that could just be a simple problem to fix?
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Dan295
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 mate you need to be looking at solving the problem not cheaply solving the problem, if its the piston rings $$$,
when you drive it along put it in second slow down to about 35ish and take you foot off the loud pedal wait a couple of seconds and then put your foot flat and look in your rear view, if its the valve seals the smoke will be blue.
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ed
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If it were the stem seals it would tend to only smoke on start up for a short ammount of time after the car had been sitting. If it's burning oil under acceleratoin then it'll most likely be the piston rings or excessive wear on the bores.
Unfortunately fixing burning oil isn't usually a simple fix and usually means a knackered engine that needs a re-build to fix...
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eastend
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i dont think i came across right, sorry. i didnt want to cheaply correct a big problem, i was just asking if something else could be causing the problem that isn't as serious.
thanks for your help lads 
[Edited on 29-04-2008 by eastend]
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johnhara1
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What engine?
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binner
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be carefull, mine was the same, i went to garage and was told it was tem seals, so i got my self a recon head for 350 quid and paid for it fitting, 2 days later it was just as bad! its now in the garage having a 600 quid recon bottom end too
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fazza
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quote:
Originally posted by binner
be carefull, mine was the same, i went to garage and was told it was tem seals, so i got my self a recon head for 350 quid and paid for it fitting, 2 days later it was just as bad! its now in the garage having a 600 quid recon bottom end too
ur mad lol
can get another x14xe engine for couple hundred quid. i know yours will be reconditioned but thats cost you nearly a grand.
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ed
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But he has a brand new engine now which probably has a warrenty on it.
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Jas
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newwwwww engine 
mine went
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fazza
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alot of money though. it will be brand new and with warranty of some kind but its not going to add a grand to the value of the car.
just my opinion
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binner
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yes i know lol, but its guarenteed for 12 month and i know no1 else has thrashed it to death, i got offered one or two for 2-300 quid but you never know what they like, 500 for one tested n 6 month guarente so for 200 more i get a band spanker
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gavin18787
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Only simple thing it could be would be blocked breather hoses. As this would cause higher oil pressure and force some oil past the rings.
take them off of the rocker cover and blow down then to check they are free
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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SAL
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
Only simple thing it could be would be blocked breather hoses. As this would cause higher oil pressure and force some oil past the rings.
take them off of the rocker cover and blow down then to check they are free
is worth a go
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ed
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A compression test is in order too
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gavin18787
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aye wet/dry one will give a rough estimate of the rings condition
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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