Crana
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Registered: 20th Jan 09
Location: Newcastle
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Drinking 1.0l of oil in 50 mile and lossing water like a mo fucker... So I'm in two minds of changing the engine or just getting the head rebuilt as the bottom end is sweet What have people payed and whats involved?
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Scotty C
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Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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What makes u think it isn't rings?
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Jordan C
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Registered: 3rd Dec 07
Location: Dundee City Drives: Valver Corsa
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Rings wouldnt make it use water
Engine is it anyway?
[Edited on 10-02-2010 by Jordan C]
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Crana
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Registered: 20th Jan 09
Location: Newcastle
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Its a x16xel bottom end with a c16xe head checked the compression and its got just over 200 in each cylinder
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Ste
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Registered: 5th Mar 03
Location: Taif, Saudi Arabia
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not sure there are many decent garages in iraq tbh
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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Crana
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Registered: 20th Jan 09
Location: Newcastle
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Just noticed my location lol brother must have changed it
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Ollie_B
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Registered: 1st Jun 08
Location: North Wales/Wirral
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Lol, ask philip2 on here, to get it skimmed and new valve stem seals, is about £60ish i think
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Crana
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Registered: 20th Jan 09
Location: Newcastle
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Could the stem seals be making it this bad?
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Ollie_B
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Registered: 1st Jun 08
Location: North Wales/Wirral
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No, they wouldn't effect the water levels, would say your head gaskets fooked, but if you've done a compression test, obviously not. You checked any pipes that may be split?
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Crana
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Registered: 20th Jan 09
Location: Newcastle
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It's got a tiny leak from a pipe that goes on the inlet but the car is chucking loads of white/gray smoke out witch I assume is oil and water?
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Crana
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Registered: 20th Jan 09
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New plan might just replace the engine
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Ollie_B
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Registered: 1st Jun 08
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If you're convinced it being water and oil, and it's not the head gasket, it could be the one of the water gallaries cracked and oil and water getting in though the valve stem seals?, best off asking somebody more experienced than me haha. But if you're sure the bottom end's sound, why not just get a new head?
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Crana
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Registered: 20th Jan 09
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the head has just been put on
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philip2
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Registered: 1st Oct 06
Location: n.wales/chester
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headgasket gone? block warped or head warped? why was the head took off and was it skimmed before fitted?
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Crana
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Registered: 20th Jan 09
Location: Newcastle
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old head was burning oil and was replaced with a c16xe head and its just as bad
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philip2
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Registered: 1st Oct 06
Location: n.wales/chester
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was the head skimmed before fitting?
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Crana
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Registered: 20th Jan 09
Location: Newcastle
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yeah
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Ollie_B
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Registered: 1st Jun 08
Location: North Wales/Wirral
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Maybe get the block decked?
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Crana
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Registered: 20th Jan 09
Location: Newcastle
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Car is now running on 3 pots and it still sparking :S
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