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Posted: 04 Dec 2006, 19:12
by aircooler80
Compressions are great too ...so thought it unlikely pistons or rings....sureley..
Nev..
Posted: 05 Dec 2006, 10:56
by ghost123uk
irish.david wrote:My 1.9DG had a similar problem and it turned out to be the oil scraper ring had broken. Compression was still good cause the compression rings were ok but tons of oil was finding its way into the cylinders. How's your oil consumption?
Dave
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Posted: 05 Dec 2006, 11:06
by aircooler80
Thanks ghost..have to have the engine out now and give it a good seeing to...Thanks for all replies ..ill report back..
cheers Nev
Posted: 05 Dec 2006, 11:46
by ghost123uk
Worth while bearing in mind that white smoke ain't usually caused by oil.
Oil smoke is blue / grey and stinks
Posted: 06 Dec 2006, 19:16
by aircooler80
SORTED...carbs flooding...sorted with new needle valves and bingo no smoke..thanks for replies...Cheers
Nev
Posted: 07 Dec 2006, 10:42
by ghost123uk
Glad it's sorted
- but I always thought an over rich mixture always produced black smoke (and a chuggy engine)
You learn summat every day