Fiat Punto engine smoking excessively

Car: Fiat Punto
Variant: 1242 petrol
Model Year: 1998

Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss

will replacing of piston rings sort the problem

Posted: Jan 29, 2010 (14 years ago)

Points: 30

It depends where the oil is getting into the cylinders, do a compression test to locate the problem as it could be a number of things

Posted Jan 29, 2010 (14 years ago)

Points: 376

Is it blue smoke or white smoke ?

Posted Jan 29, 2010 (14 years ago)

Points: 38,682

It is white smoke

Posted Jan 30, 2010 (14 years ago)

Points: 30

White smoke indicates head gasket .

Posted Apr 5, 2010 (14 years ago)

Points: 38,682

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