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MG MGF Technical - Smoke gets in my eyes!!

Hi!

This morning took the car out for a spin, I parked up at a local pub (for a coke, honestly) and noticed smoke coming from my exhaust. This was after the engine had been turned off for about 30 seconds. I had razzed it a bit (about 10 mins).

Anyone any ideas? Its also a bit jerky but I think thats to do with it needing a service and the K&N needing cleaning.

Regards

James
James

Hi James
What colour was the smoke?
paul

Morning Paul,

White smoke, similar to a cold morning when the car is ticking over.

Regards

James
James

Oh Oh, White steam, coming out the tail pipes for several minutes after the car has been turned off. The first time I noticed that on my car, it had a massive HGF the next day. Check your coolant level. In my car if I had checked I would have noticed a dropping coolant level, I didn't and now I getting a new engine. My car was also a bit jerky by the way, that was to do with water pissing into the cylinders thru a broken gasket(and by now damaged cylinder head)and not being compressed making the car feel like it had a fuel blockage or something. Be careful, check it out, watch that coolant tank like a hawk. Good luck.
David Quigley

Ok here is another, all fluid levels ok, car runs ok, when I stop it smokes! On tick over it is quite excesive, when I reverse into the garage it is most noticable, when driving I get none, I thought it needed a good run to clear the cylinders but had a thrash out at the weekend, and still get the smoke on tick over. The smoke is dark and it does not do it when it is cold, any thoughts?

Mike
Michael Miller

This thread was discussed between 07/05/2001 and 08/05/2001

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