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enemy_g13
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Joined: 11 Mar 2002
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PostPosted: Fri May 17, 2002 10:08 am    Post subject: please help me and give me a serious answer Reply with quote

ok i my car has started back firing on me, spewing out oily water and black smoke from the exhaust, i can not gain any power and i sit at around 30 clicks, and when ever u start the car there is not enough power to take off so i got to rev the fuck out of it and drop the clutch basically bag it up and i get going but then only to about 30 clicks as i said, it is jolting all around the place and it feels like i have just started driving a manual car all over again. can any of u please give me a decent answer as to what it might be.
thanks heaps. enemy.
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Adam
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PostPosted: Fri May 17, 2002 10:10 am    Post subject: Re: please help me and give me a serious answer Reply with quote

Hmm, so lets just double-check the symptoms, watery-oil in the sump, oily-water in the radiator, loss of power, lots of back-firing...

99% likely that you have blown your headgasket.
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ms_gem
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PostPosted: Fri May 17, 2002 12:23 pm    Post subject: Re: please help me and give me a serious answer Reply with quote

yeah 99.9%.
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davo
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PostPosted: Fri May 17, 2002 1:44 pm    Post subject: Re: please help me and give me a serious answer Reply with quote

Was it useing oil or water befor?
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enemy_g13
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PostPosted: Fri May 17, 2002 2:11 pm    Post subject: i dont follow u davo Reply with quote

what u mean was it using oil or water b4
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TXcoupe
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Joined: 05 Oct 2001
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PostPosted: Fri May 17, 2002 3:18 pm    Post subject: re serious answer Reply with quote

is the oil in the sump look like carmel?
or is there carmel underneath the oil filler cap if yes
100% blown head gasket
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alan
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PostPosted: Fri May 17, 2002 3:19 pm    Post subject: Re: please help me and give me a serious answer Reply with quote

You got a silly answer cos it loked like you just wnet for a drive, had a problem, and logged straight onto this group to ask questions without anyself investigation. Thats a bit lame.
You could have done a few checks first yourself. IF you dont know what to do, get a manual and start learning. They have a trouble shooting section which is good to start at.

Do this to check your compression. Pull out all the spark plugs. Put your finger over No 1 hole. Get someone to crank the engine a few revs. Do the same with the other cylinders.
Does it feel like the pressure build up on your finger is the same on all cylinders? IF its the same, your head gasket is not blown.
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enemy_g13
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PostPosted: Fri May 17, 2002 3:36 pm    Post subject: well u know what i did have a look b4 i cam on ere Reply with quote

not to your knowledge alan i did have a look under the bonnet take the cover off the head and did a few checks my self which led me to the conclusion that i had blown head gasket, but not really knowing much about engines just the basics i came on here and asked just to get a second opinion on what it might be. im not being rude im just saying that i did check b4 asking the group so dont have a go at me if u dont know what is going on, i just wanted a simple secong opinion on what it might be, ok.

enemy.......
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davo
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PostPosted: Fri May 17, 2002 4:04 pm    Post subject: Re: please help me and give me a serious answer Reply with quote

If it was useing water befor it would have leaked throught the head gasket into the motor- Head gasketgone.Or if it was useing oil rings gone.
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davo
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PostPosted: Fri May 17, 2002 4:14 pm    Post subject: Re: please help me and give me a serious answer Reply with quote

Hay Alan enemy only leaning he did check first. Be cool man .Dont like anybody having problems with there gem
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bill
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Joined: 13 May 2002
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PostPosted: Fri May 17, 2002 5:19 pm    Post subject: Re: please help me and give me a serious answer Reply with quote

I'd like to be able to log in here if my car was having "issues" and get a bit of guidance. Pretty stressful when things aren't working and you don't know why. You don't have to reply to a post you know.
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alan
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PostPosted: Fri May 17, 2002 8:57 pm    Post subject: Re: well u know what i did have a look b4 i cam on Reply with quote

Well if you did those checks, you didnt let us know in your first post.It kinda looked like you just looked up the exhaust and that was it.

Make sure you tell us all your checks, so we have a few things to go on. Anyway, I told you how to check your comp. How did it go?
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