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jamesvalver
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2nd Oct 05 at 23:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hey ppl.

my gsi's mot runs out at end of the month (28th).
im just wonderin if mine will pass or not

the only thins im not sure if it'll fail on are:
- emmisions - the valve stem seals smoke under acceleration
- windscreen - small stone chip on drivers side

other than those i can c y it shouldnt pass.

ne1 have previous experiance about smokin corsas n mot's?

cheers

james
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2nd Oct 05 at 23:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
they test for hydrocarbons and co2 in emmissions tests, so i doubt burning oil would affect the emmisions too much.
MJ
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2nd Oct 05 at 23:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
are u sure its the valve stems, how much are they to replace as i use quite alot of oil on mine but the car doesnt smoke
carnuts
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it depends where the chip is if its where the wipers cross i thinks its got to be smaller than a 5p out of that it can be a bit bigger the smoke if it was all the time then you might be in trouble but it should be fine
carnuts
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2nd Oct 05 at 23:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
valve stem sills unless you have found a sneaky way round it is a head of job doing the seals is easy its just a lot of work.

generally valve stem sills when they leak will cause the car to smoke on first start up then clear till the next day not all the time or accelerating
jamesvalver
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u not leakin it r u?
yeh its the stem seals on mine as ive done a compression test n its all ok. ive just got a new head 2put on mine but it wont b bak from bein flowed till after the mot is up. mine doesnt smoke on idle but it does wen u give it the big'un n puffs between high rev gear changed wen the seals r under alot of pressure. mine uses about 1l of oil a week altho it used 1l of oil gettin 2 PVS 05 but then i woz racin a cav v6 most the way lol. as 4 replacin the stem seals, its a piece of piss. u can do it wit the cyl head on by usin an airline 2 presurise the cylinder bore but its alot easier wit the head off. u need 2 take the valves out n then the seals will pull off the valve guides.
jamesvalver
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2nd Oct 05 at 23:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the stone chip isnt very big but its in the line of sight 4 the driver
carnuts
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i will have to remember that trick next time nice 1 mate
MJ
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when my car starts up it and idles it doesnt smoke but then if u gun it it smokes then thats it once the cars a litle warmer it doesnt smoke anymore
carnuts
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describe the smoke colour darkness?
MJ
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2nd Oct 05 at 23:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ive not seen it but my old man has, its deffenlty oil tho

[Edited on 02-10-2005 by mark_jarman1]
carnuts
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i would say get it compresson tested so you know thats cool it could be a slight leak from the valve stem seals it could be a slightly sloppy piston ring and then when it gets warm its cool
jamesvalver
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3rd Oct 05 at 17:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mines blue smoke!! lol, defo oil but compression is fine
MoNkEy MaGiC
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3rd Oct 05 at 18:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my cars been buring loads of oil and it faile don emmisions!
i needed a new cat and o2 sensor!
jamesvalver
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wikid. its gettin hopefull that it might pass then.its been off the road 4 the last 3+ months so cant afford itn 2b off the road ne longer lol

 
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