do i need to get my car setup if i have changed my head gasket or is it all ok as it seams to smoke and use so much fuel no its unreal it does 30 miles to a £10

 

thats crazy man shouldnt be that bad ! you made sure everything is connected and pluged in ???....

 

had the head skimmed?? , I would get it set-up yes

 

Are you sure the cam AND ignition timing is correct ?
It is all TOO easy to refit the cam belt and get it wrong even when the engine still runs.

Check by winding the engine fowards using a socket on the crank pulley
out of gear (do not go backwards) and line up the ignition crank lug on the
mark and see how far the cam pointers are out.

 

iSECS, i have checked the timming and it all looks spot on but would that cause me engine to run rich as my spark plugs are black and dry aswell

 

head was no skimmed as it was not blown but i did have it cheacked. it smokes now a light gray and if i bring the boost in it will over the road behind me but i idels perfect

 

Anything that can affect airflow WILL affect fuelling and running quality.

If the air flow changes (excluding boost pressure changes) the YB ECU
cannot adjust the fuelling to match.

Wrong cam timing can upset the normal airflow through the engine and make
the fuel map wrong.


When you say the timing is spot on, have you actually tested it in the way I have
said above as this is the ONLY way of verifying properly.

 

iam going to cheack it now will let you no asap

 

Check that the coolant sensor is connected and working.

 

i had the same problem when i did mine .when undoing the multi plugs on the inner wing i disturbed one of the pins and also found rust on other pins so snipped them off .problem solved.

 

right i have cheacked it and as you said the 2 top arows are pointing at each other and the bottom lug on the puly is bang on the point of line up and the bit in the rotor arm in in line with the the line

 

Doug Stirling, its brand new 2 weeks ago and if i unplug it it will cut out the engine or run realy ruff

 

As doug says ...... try this

Blue sensor on back of head on right hand side (from front of engine)

 

yes i have cheackd it all is pluged in and both wiers are pluged in it was new 2 weeks ago has this got any thing to do with a bit of blue smoke i get and then lots of white gray smoke

 

30 miles to a tenner


my jag does that and thats only if i drive lightly

 

help some one any one

 

well id start by getting the c.o and timing double checked and adjusted

 

did you check the multi plugs on the inner wing

 

dont now wich one your on about whats it called

 

right if you rev a cossy to about 6000 rpm and come off on the spot should i get a blue followed by black then white smoke its a stage 3 cossy greens and so on

 

did you do the work yourself mate,if so i think maybe a trip to a tunner near you may be better than reving your car to 6k and watching smoke ,sounds a bit neanderthall(spl) could be costly

 

don't think thats a good idea 6000 rpms on standstill

 

righthooker, i would take it to a rolling road set up but it was done about 4 month a go just replaced the head gasket and now iam getting blue smoke when coming on boost and and coming off boost but on idel its perfect thats why i was reving it and when revd thers a littel blue smoke

 

do not get ya carset up on a r/r !!!!

 

blue smoke dont sound good take it 2 a specialist a get it sorted . oh f**k it what an i sayin just stop lookin in the rear view mirror thats what id do

 

Not telling you how to suck eggs.

Check and double check all ur sensors under the inlet manifold.
Mine had similar issues with a faulty Thermo sensor.

 

and never let ya mates drive behind ya as ya will fook there wiper blades

 

Don't rev it up for goodness sake, that's the worst possible thing you could do!!! Smoke will be there because it's over fuelling and the fuel is unspent. I assume it's running on all four and isn't lumpy??? Sounds daft but you may have a lead out, or you could have a plug breaking down. Just a suggestion, but it may be something as simple as that or it could be ECU/sensor related which is throwing the map out as said before and the car can't compensate. Try the simple things first as they are often the cause and less costly than throwing it into a garage straight away.

 

Dragon, right i runs on all 4 and idel like a dream but its the blue smoke that is my concern but this is what i have done i have diconected the oil feed pipe to the turbo and stoped the turbo from spining and smoke is still ther so iam asuming its engine ie valve steam oil seals or vg but iam gona send the turbo off to get reconditioned any way and take the head off and put all new seals and recon the head my self as i can only trust my work

 

the car does not smoke when on idel it only smokes when you go back on the gas after a hard bit off boost and ther you go 1 big puff of blue smoke