this cars getting wierder

[westcoast4lyf]

hi people yesterday i wrote in about my new saxo westcoast. I said that there was white smoke coming out the exhaust even though the headgasket had been replaced . but today the wierdest thing happend i went to get some fuel for it. and the smoke just dissapeared the engine runs better aswell. does anyone think my problems are over or is it beginners luck lol
many thanks

[hard_corejoeboy]

Did u put diesel or lpg in it lol

[westcoast4lyf]

nah m8 jus normal unleaded lol i ent got a clue why it stopped lol

[Kev_Vtec]

sound to me like you had bad fuel. drop some hotshot in or redx that will help. also use tesco 99 or v-power

[joe_s8]

saxo problems come and go , sounds like you sorted it then, was it sat for a while before you brought it?

[westcoast4lyf]

yh it was sat for a while about 6 months in a garage and my mate had no use fot it anymore so i brought it from him. because i wanted one since i could drive

[Stevo123]

Maybe it's just burned all of the water in the cooling system?

[westcoast4lyf]

i hope thats the case mate. i did notice the smoke only started when the engine warmed up. and the engine runs lovely. i hope it is only water in the exhaust.

[joe_s8]

thats normal on saxos, white smoke till warm :)

[hard_corejoeboy]

I've been lucky with my saxo only chassis probs lol from driving too fast on our pot hole ridden roads..

[westcoast4lyf]

ive got a lot of work to do on her yet. the rear seatbelts have locked up lol , inside needs cleaning, needs taxing , mot ,but most expensive insurance lol

[Lew_C]

it might have just been burning what was left of the cooling system, fixed a mates suzuki off roader thing with the HG and after we fixed it, it was still burning white smoke, let it run for a few minutes and it was sound :)

[westcoast4lyf]

so do u fink just putting coolant back in will make it ok agen?

[Lew_C]

is it still using coolant? If so id suspect head gasket not done properly, i.e. not skimmed and could have gone again! :(

[westcoast4lyf]

ill be gutted if thats da case m8

[Lew_C]

ye man, it's not a good place to be..possibly consider getting a sniffer test from a garage/mechanic? Not the most accurate of tests depending on where the head has failed (tests if it has gone between the water channels iirc) but still could be worth it depending how much money you have.. but i suspect if you are still losing coolant and white smoking then unfortunately it would suggest HG .. but it just depends how much water vapour is still in the exhaust system from when it went before, that would cause white smoke..

[westcoast4lyf]

ok m8 fanks very much for ya advice ill let u know hw i get on fixing her cheers

[Lew_C]

ok m8 fanks very much for ya advice ill let u know hw i get on fixing her cheers

No problem! will be interested to find out what it is :)

[westcoast4lyf]

quite annoying reli ive finnally got one and stuffs gone wrong alredi lool

[Lew_C]

cars all over matey! one thing after another..

[westcoast4lyf]

i know the car that the saxo will replace is a rover 100 and dat neva went wrong lool afta this hopefully the saxo will be fine

[joe_s8]

saxo's all over matey! one thing after another..

thought I would edit that for you fella :zainy:

[Lew_C]

thought I would edit that for you fella :zainy:

Hahahah, very true pal. From what I hear :homme:

[westcoast4lyf]

ill get the saxo checked tommorow hopfully it ent to bad cheers