Beware The Fog

[mickyt]

hello

i have a 1995 1998cc dohc petrol gal with 100,000 miles on the clock

the car was running great up until a couple of days ago when i noticed that there was a slight hesitation when setting off i didnt think much of it but the problem started to worsen as the days went by

the hesitation grew worse and worse until it felt like the whole car was going to fall apart with the vibrations so i left it where it was till the next day and when i returned for it it started straight away the all hell was let loose the car felt like it was about to explode as the

vibrations coming from the engine nearly tore it apart i noticed that the engine was barely ticking over and was hovering around 500 rpm and then the engine cut out.

i tried to restart it but there was nothing i put some new spark plugs in and hey presto started straight away but i noticed the fog that was pouring from the exhaust not a little but bloody loads of white smoke and the hesitation on accelaration is still there and there is also a missfire

coolant level is fine oil is ok not milky or anything and cant think of any answers

please help

mick

[bj2004]

not sure could it be the cat ?

[mickyt]

not sure is there any way to tell if the cat has gone

thanks

mick

[sepulchrave]

This is really not the Cat.

 

Sounds like serious mechanical malfunction, detached or holed piston crown, cracked head casting, split liner or something equally catastrophic.

 

I suggest you remove the head whereupon the problem should reveal itself to you.

[Smilge]

Tend to agree with sepulchrave on this one ........ could also be the head gasket and one or more of the pots are filling with water and the engine is hydraulicking. Try not to run the engine anymore until you or a mate have confirmed the problem.

[mickyt]

thanks for the info

i have just found out that my wife topped the petrol up with diesel aaaaaaarrrrggghhhh not much around a tenner could this be the cause of my woes

[big_kev]

I take it from the time of your last post you have just finished digging a big hole in the garden.

 

Don't worry no one will miss her for a while. :lol:

[mumof4]

well if he had, is there room for a few more?? :lol: