Ford Escort smoke on start up, not while driving!
Variant: 1.8 - 16V GTI
Model Year: 1998
Categories:
Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
Hi
Please help and please no Ford jokes.
I have an Escort GTI 1998. This problem only started a few weeks ago.
if the car has been sat for a few hours, the car will smoke really badly from the exhaust, the longer you leave it the worse the smoke is but it will stop after 2 or 3 miles and will not smoke anymore.
The smoke is white in appearence, I can smell petrol but the garage is telling me its oil! ???? this issue is getting quite embarrasing so please any suggestions what it could be.
Please help and please no Ford jokes.
I have an Escort GTI 1998. This problem only started a few weeks ago.
if the car has been sat for a few hours, the car will smoke really badly from the exhaust, the longer you leave it the worse the smoke is but it will stop after 2 or 3 miles and will not smoke anymore.
The smoke is white in appearence, I can smell petrol but the garage is telling me its oil! ???? this issue is getting quite embarrasing so please any suggestions what it could be.
Posted: Jul 26, 2010 (14 years ago)
Sounds like unburnt fuel.
Posted Jul 26, 2010 (14 years ago)
Could be valve guides letting oil into the cylinders when stopped. You may like to get your cyclinder pressures tested. There is a compoud called Stop Smoke which might help for a while. It goes in with your engine oil and I have known it to work.
Posted Nov 18, 2011 (12 years ago)
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