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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: dane on 27 February 2014, 18:15
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Hey guys need some help my car has been drinking oil badly I.e put it in 2weeks later my oil lights on got and it's got a funny smell and smokes on odd times people said turbo so changed that but it's still drinking oil smoking and smelling please help
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What engine?
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What engine?
my guess would be a 1.8t :smiley:
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Yes 1.8 aum my friend just said he thinks it could be my vavle steams because they get to hot and piss oil though
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Yes 1.8 aum my friend just said he thinks it could be my vavle steams because they get to hot and piss oil though
Does the smoke appear from a cold start up?
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No I'll go for a drive then after if I go slow for a few miles then go to speed up it smokes sometimes a little bit sometimes loads but I know when it's going to happen because I get a smell in the car before I speed up :/ I'm lost don't know what it is and love the mk4 to much to bin it
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No I'll go for a drive then after if I go slow for a few miles then go to speed up it smokes sometimes a little bit sometimes loads but I know when it's going to happen because I get a smell in the car before I speed up :/ I'm lost don't know what it is and love the mk4 to much to bin it
Get the coolant system tested for oil in the coolant, might be the head gasket as stated
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Is the smell strong when sitting stationary? Could be a leak onto a hot component rather than burning oil.
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No all the things only happen when drive iv been advised to get head done and skimed and exhaust cacle steam things done as my mate that likes vw cars said it could be that
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Before you do any of that. Get a compression test done, also whilst the sparkplugs are out check the condition for oil fouling. Also generally check for leaks.
Headgasket would put out plooms of white smoke as coolant would be being burned.
Valve stem seals would only burn oil on a cold start, as the oil collects behind the stem when it cools after a run.
Are you down on power? It sounds more like piston rings to me.
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Well some time I could be driving and it be boosting at 0.5 then sometime it wil only do about .2 or .3 bar that is and I just wanna know what to do or get checked before puting to much money in it to find out it was somethink easy please help