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Title: Mk2 smoking as it warms up
Post by: lostcause on 27 January 2009, 20:13: Hi my 1990 8v digifant golf gfi has developed a smoking habit my partner red lined it to 80mph in 3rd the car felt like it lost power and puffed out smoke for a few seconds I changed the complete dizzy assembly, cap,plugs,leads because it had trouble starting, now the car runs fine but is smoking whitish smoke smells exausty, no loss of any fluids it's not too bad when cold but gets worse when warming up. Any ideas or advice
Title: Re: Mk2 smoking as it warms up
Post by: lostcause on 27 January 2009, 20:16: On and I've changed the oil castrol gtx and new filter be original
Title: Re: Mk2 smoking as it warms up
Post by: sharki786 on 27 January 2009, 21:18: what ur partner did was not very clever infact that was stupid u never run the car to its max redline, its ther 2 warn u of danger 9ina way) u prob might av messed up the engine be careful and check it out properly.
Title: Re: Mk2 smoking as it warms up
Post by: danny_p on 27 January 2009, 22:15: the loss of power was the rev limuter cutting in hitting it occasionaly won't do any damage. it just sounds awfull, can't rember how the digifant works but they normaly cut the fuel or take the ignition advance off think digi take the ignition advance off. that stops the engine produceing power and sounds awfull if that made it breack it was going to do it anyway. all of my old 8 valves saw the limiter meany times and never broke
Title: Re: Mk2 smoking as it warms up
Post by: Conker on 29 January 2009, 22:13: Red lining it is no problem IMO either, so long as its not a habit!!

Compression test time though for you, as it might be shot rings etc. if its smoking until warm.
Title: Re: Mk2 smoking as it warms up
Post by: JC on 30 January 2009, 12:24: Quote from: Conker on 29 January 2009, 22:13
Red lining it is no problem IMO either, so long as its not a habit!!

Compression test time though for you, as it might be shot rings etc. if its smoking until warm.

oops :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: Mk2 smoking as it warms up
Post by: Organisys on 30 January 2009, 12:27: Quote from: lostcause on 27 January 2009, 20:13
Hi my 1990 8v digifant golf gfi has developed a smoking habit my partner red lined it to 80mph in 3rd the car felt like it lost power and puffed out smoke for a few seconds I changed the complete dizzy assembly, cap,plugs,leads because it had trouble starting, now the car runs fine but is smoking whitish smoke smells exausty, no loss of any fluids it's not too bad when cold but gets worse when warming up. Any ideas or advice

If the smoke is white, it may be steam, check the oil filler cap and dipstick for a mayonaise type appearance.
If you have this you may have a problem with the oil cooler or the head gasket.

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Title: Re: Mk2 smoking as it warms up
Post by: lostcause on 30 January 2009, 20:43: Thanks guys there is no Mayo in the oil at all I don't seem to be losing any coolant and it's not using oil I took it out for a bit of a blast I think it gets a little better after a drive but this morning it was back to smoking again :angry: I compression tested it number 1 cylinder was 8.5 bar whilst 234 were at 9 bar with the engine cold. So anyother suggestions great fully recieved
Title: Re: Mk2 smoking as it warms up
Post by: danny_p on 30 January 2009, 22:34: .5 bar between clys is no issue

but 8.5 / 9 bar is a bit on the low side but enough
Title: Re: Mk2 smoking as it warms up
Post by: opel on 30 January 2009, 23:05: it is cold out there all cars smoke abit when cold
Title: Re: Mk2 smoking as it warms up
Post by: lostcause on 31 January 2009, 11:46: well its a little cold i guess, but the thing is it never smoked before at all so I'm a little concerned took around to an mot tester yesterday he said its not bad enough to fail the mot and the co2 is fine so i guess I'll drive it and see if i can live with it :rolleyes: its got its mot next thursday so hey ho fingers crossed :sad: