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Vauxhall Astra Sport Puffing Out Blue Smoke



 
 
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Old May 22nd 08, 11:51 AM posted to rec.autos.tech
MissyRee
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Default Vauxhall Astra Sport Puffing Out Blue Smoke

Hi, ive got a Vauxhall Astra 95 1.8 Sport which seems to be chucking out blue
smoke which i suspect is an oil problem and so i checked the oil and it
seemed abit low so i topped it up and after driving for about 40miles the oil
level has gone down quite alot again, it also blew out alot of blue smoke
when i was in a car park going at no more than 10mph. Ive tried giving it a
good go down a stretch of road but its still got the blue smoke coming out
every few miles, can anyone give me any advice on what to do about this? Is
it a major issue, i work for a motor parts shop so i can get hold of bits to
fit myself if something needs replacing as would rather not have to pay out
for a mechanic if poss.
Cheers for any help.

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Old May 22nd 08, 12:01 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
Mortimer
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Default Vauxhall Astra Sport Puffing Out Blue Smoke

"MissyRee" <u43763@uwe> wrote in message news:84874129b3529@uwe...
> Hi, ive got a Vauxhall Astra 95 1.8 Sport which seems to be chucking out
> blue
> smoke which i suspect is an oil problem and so i checked the oil and it
> seemed abit low so i topped it up and after driving for about 40miles the
> oil
> level has gone down quite alot again, it also blew out alot of blue smoke
> when i was in a car park going at no more than 10mph. Ive tried giving it
> a
> good go down a stretch of road but its still got the blue smoke coming out
> every few miles, can anyone give me any advice on what to do about this?
> Is
> it a major issue, i work for a motor parts shop so i can get hold of bits
> to
> fit myself if something needs replacing as would rather not have to pay
> out
> for a mechanic if poss.
> Cheers for any help.


Yes, blue smoke sounds as if oil is getting into the cylinders and burning
with the petrol. If the oil level has gone down "quite a lot" after driving
just 40 miles, then that's a serious loss of oil.

I'd suspect the piston rings which seal the pistons to the cylinder walls. I
would imagine that replacing them would be a sizeable task involving
dismantling and reassembling the engine :-(


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Old May 22nd 08, 03:01 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
Scott Dorsey
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Default Vauxhall Astra Sport Puffing Out Blue Smoke

In article <84874129b3529@uwe>, MissyRee <u43763@uwe> wrote:
>Hi, ive got a Vauxhall Astra 95 1.8 Sport which seems to be chucking out blue
>smoke which i suspect is an oil problem and so i checked the oil and it
>seemed abit low so i topped it up and after driving for about 40miles the oil
>level has gone down quite alot again, it also blew out alot of blue smoke
>when i was in a car park going at no more than 10mph. Ive tried giving it a
>good go down a stretch of road but its still got the blue smoke coming out
>every few miles, can anyone give me any advice on what to do about this? Is
>it a major issue, i work for a motor parts shop so i can get hold of bits to
>fit myself if something needs replacing as would rather not have to pay out
>for a mechanic if poss.


I suspect you will find that the REPLACE ENGINE light has illuminated on
your dashboard.

You probably don't want to do a ring job yourself without help.
--scott
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