smoking 172

[mikey_172]

right just got back home had a race with an m3 i know i werent gonna win lol he was behind me as i nailed it from 2nd up to the limiter samein 3rd and 4th it poors out with smoke really bad any ideas?

 

[Big Bob]

have you got a decat fitted ?

 

[franx]

think you've blown your head gasget (poor english?) If it's white smoke anyways

 

[LegoHead]

how bad? Because as i know it, a little is just due to unburnt fuel, but loads would be headgasket....

 

[nath17t]

white smoke= head gasket
blue smoke= piston rings

 

[tommyboy]

white smoke= head gasket
blue smoke= piston rings

either is a bit of a shitter let's be honest!

 

[TomTom]

Do you rag it regularly? If not more than likely just condensation in the exhaust due to the change in weather.

 

[jayxx83]

Do you rag it regularly? If not more than likely just condensation in the exhaust due to the change in weather.

noticed this in winter weather as well. If you nail it loads of moisture goes on to back window.

 

[mikey_172]

the car is standard i do give it the beans most days im not losing water though it does a little bit of oil i have had any lack in performance and i think the smoke white ish it also when holding at a constant speed like 70 it keeps julting forward like its got a bad miss fire then clears and it rockets on

 

[franx]

you're using oil

 

[mikey_172]

ive used 18 liters of oil in 1 and half weeks its now in renault suspected piston rings failure

 

[nath17t]

ive used 18 liters of oil in 1 and half weeks its now in renault suspected piston rings failure

holy crap!...............PISTON RINGS!

 

[DH_GTI]

18 liters in 1 1/2 weeks ouch !!!

 

[Neil G]

ive used 18 liters of oil in 1 and half weeks its now in renault suspected piston rings failure

F**k.....that's a lot of oil

 

[mikey_172]

yeh it is pritty bad my warrnty expires tommorow so luckly i got it in in time ill find out today what the prob is :dapprove:

 

[Ben.]

warranty expires tommorow!

im sure they will try and get out of it then

 

[mikey_172]

nah they already said it will be covered

 

[mikey_172]

just had the phone call for renault



looks like a brand new engine is goin somthing broke off and wrecked the whole thing:clap: :drunk: :cheers:

 

[Danith]

jammy bar steward!!!! a day later and it cud have been tears.
nice job.

 

[nathanH]

nice one, engines are normalyn pretty good..... its the rest that brakes and falls apart.

 

[Ollie82.]

just had the phone call for renault



looks like a brand new engine is goin somthing broke off and wrecked the whole thing:clap: :drunk: :cheers:

Well now you have the pleasure of running it in for 1000 miles.

Remember Mikey...be gentle. You don't want engine number 3 going pop!

 

[mikey_172]

ill run it in atleast 2000 miles before booting it i think i now have the lowest milage 172 on here lol

 

[Gary-Lew]

Is the 172 the same as 182 bottom end , what engine are they fitting, a full engine or the bottom end.

 

[mikey_172]

renault are putting ina brand new engine in its totally fucked