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Title: Smoking!
Post by: chrisdb on 13 September 2008, 17:14:02

Hi guys

Thanks for all your help and advise with my exhaust manifold gasket. I had a lot of problems, especially trying to get the cat coupled to manifold, but I've just got finished now and defiantely sorted it.

However, I'm getting wafts of smoke, not dark, cut constant and it looks like it's coming from somewhere near or around the manifold. I thought that it might be the copper grease I put on all the exhaust fittings but I've let the engine idle for about 5 minutes and then drove it for 5 minutes and it's still smoking.

I would take it for a longer drive but I'm a bit worried. Any ideas?

Cheers
Chris

Title: Re: Smoking!
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 13 September 2008, 17:28:23

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Hi guys

Thanks for all your help and advise with my exhaust manifold gasket. I had a lot of problems, especially trying to get the cat coupled to manifold, but I've just got finished now and defiantely sorted it.

However, I'm getting wafts of smoke, not dark, cut constant and it looks like it's coming from somewhere near or around the manifold. I thought that it might be the copper grease I put on all the exhaust fittings but I've let the engine idle for about 5 minutes and then drove it for 5 minutes and it's still smoking.

I would take it for a longer drive but I'm a bit worried. Any ideas?

Cheers
Chris

Lol, it takes quite a while for the greasy finger prints on the manifold and copper slip to burn off......

Title: Re: Smoking!
Post by: chrisdb on 13 September 2008, 17:37:39

 :)

Thanks mate (big sigh of relief!!) Btw, do you remember thinking there was a leak somewhere - well there sure was - one of the pipes that go to plenum had a big split that was not visible until I took it off.

I'll go for a nice long run I think  :)

Cheers

Title: Re: Smoking!
Post by: Entwood on 13 September 2008, 17:47:10

When I did my cam-covers it took about 100 miles for the thing to stop smoking !!! Quite a lot of oil on the exhust pipes mind !!!

:)

Title: Re: Smoking!
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 13 September 2008, 18:09:29

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:)

Thanks mate (big sigh of relief!!) Btw, do you remember thinking there was a leak somewhere - well there sure was - one of the pipes that go to plenum had a big split that was not visible until I took it off.

I'll go for a nice long run I think  :)

Cheers

Thought I could hear a hiss, just could not find it so well spotted!

Title: Re: Smoking!
Post by: philhoward on 13 September 2008, 19:22:29

I'd reckon a week before the fingerprints etc disappear..and i do 400 miles a week  ;)