In 2006 I bought a Granada Cosworth for £60 due to engine failure, the car started but smoked, once home I checked the dipstick and the oil was at the very top ie the handle! drained 7 litres to get it back to the max mark but it still smoked when reved, I removed the suction damper near the air filter and that was full of about a litre of oil, restarted it hay presto no smoke!
the owner had been pulling the auto trans dipstick out to check the oil level and topped up the engine oil!
ended up puting the engine in my my track car sierra and then raced it for a season before putting a YB in, the rest of the car broke for a few bob aswell, the engine then went in a 3dr rep a guy on here owned..


Steve