A smoking question.

Jez K · Unread post by **Jez K** » 27 May 2008, 11:03

It's Ok, it's not about my health.
Driving up a hill yesterday felt the car pulling and all this smoke came out of the exhaust, turned round to go home and car was fine, not pulling or smoking on flat ground. Upon reaching another hill to finally get home same happened again. This morning noticed a few oil drops under the car. Anyone help with what the problem could be?
Cheers.

AndersDK · Unread post by **AndersDK** » 27 May 2008, 11:13

Is it a '96 Clio 1.2 petrol ?

Jez K · Unread post by **Jez K** » 27 May 2008, 11:18

Sorry, should have said it's a 1.6 Megane, R reg.

AndersDK · Unread post by **AndersDK** » 27 May 2008, 12:00

Even petrols may omit clouds af build up sooth from the exhaust during high engine loads. But only for a short while as the crud seems to "burn" out nicely over a short period.

Have you recorded engine oil consumption over the last period ?

There is a risc that an engine failure allows oil to reach the exhaust, in which case it may be dripping down a bit from any smallish leak in the exhaust piping.
Otherwise its fairly common that any car some 10yrs or more get a litte incontinent by time & wear, which may simply coincide with a smoking exhaust.

Unread post by **RichardW** » 27 May 2008, 12:53

How do mean 'pulling' ? Sounds like the clutch might be slipping to me....

Plumb bob · Unread post by **Plumb bob** » 28 May 2008, 21:53

If it only happens when you are going up hills, it may be that you inadvertantly overfilled it with oil when you last changed it, or topped it up.
when did you last top up/change the oil?

Jez K · Unread post by **Jez K** » 29 May 2008, 16:37

Took it to a mates garage and the oil was over filled by my good self last weekend. Cheers.

Plumb bob · Unread post by **Plumb bob** » 29 May 2008, 21:47

Jez K wrote:Took it to a mates garage and the oil was over filled by my good self last weekend. Cheers.

Damn I'm goooood!

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AndersDK · Unread post by **AndersDK** » 29 May 2008, 21:55

Yes you are good

Plumb bob · Unread post by **Plumb bob** » 29 May 2008, 22:59

Hehehe,
"never discount the obvious" is my motto for the month.

np · Unread post by np » 30 May 2008, 21:13

My 1st car was a Vaux Astra 1.3.The day before its MOT my Dad check it over.There was no oil showing on the dipstick.Me being young & not very clued up went to the nearest garage,got a cheap 5 ltr oil & poured the whole lot in,not knowing any better.Only got 50 ft before car died in a huge cloud of smoke

Drained & refilled the next day with no damage done,ran for another year till the conrods got to see daylight through the block

Jez K · Unread post by **Jez K** » 31 May 2008, 09:45

For us not in the know, I think we see an oil light, panic and fill it up!!
On another subject, petrol in my local town, Eastbourne actually went down to 112p from 113p at Asda. Big news!