slimrs2k

Now then folks

I'm after some advice.
I have a MK6 2wd RS2000 with 76000 mile and FSH.
The gearbox pack up over christmas and me and a mate change the clutch gear box, lambda probes front wheel bearings and wish bones while it was off the road. However since then its had a bit of a miss fire and has been using a fair bit of petrol.

I started it this morning to go to work and the mis fire was more prominant than usuual but disappeared when i got about a 100 yards down the road, i drove it home tonigh no probs, stopped at a red light and it started mis firing, (it sounded like a WRX impreza!!!), i drove it the rest of the way to my garage very gingerly, and popped the bonnet, it seemed like there was water (or petrol) coming from the surface between the exhaust manifold and no. 2 cylinder, and it was sounding rough, then it started chucking lots of white/grey smoke out the exhaust.

Anyone got any ideas?

chris

trev27

Head gasket!!!!!! Maybe!!

slimrs2k

thought so, b##*"Łd!

tonyrally

dont jump in at the deep end. are you sure its not driping from sumwere else? also the misfire could be due to wet lead, coilpack, dodgy plugs ect ect u be better of checking out a few things before u pull the head off. also if u have had box off ect check your earths an multi plug conecters are all intact clean an atached thanks tony

kitchy

the wiring to the coilpacks is notorious for breaking down on RS2000's causing a missfire, hope its not your headgasket mate

slimrs2k

its chucking out whits smoke and the header tank stinks of oil and petrol, and the oil on the filler cap is starting to get that nasty yellowy creamy texture.

Think its the head gasket mate, i put it on ebay as spares or repar this morning,ick its had Ł1500 out of me since christmas.

stuey650

You sure you put the lambda's back on the same way as they came off?? heard of similar problems in the past after people have replaced these and its cuase they've put them back on the wrong way round. The could explain the overfuelling and the misfires, doesn't explain the header tank/oil filler symptons they do point to h gasket. I'd def be tempted to swap the lambda's round as it only takes 5 mins to see if it makes any difference.

PintoPhil

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Listing number??

slimrs2k

160214985826
listing number mate

DAVE 29

my rs is for sale mateif ur looking for another and limited addition as well its on ebaymate

slimrs2k

I,ve got a S2 RST in the garage that i have been restoring so i'm running round in that at the moment, cheers though mate