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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / May 2008

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Vauxhall Astra Sport Puffing Out Blue Smoke

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MissyRee - 22 May 2008 11:51 GMT
Hi, ive got a Vauxhall Astra 95 1.8 Sport which seems to be chucking out blue
smoke which i suspect is an oil problem and so i checked the oil and it
seemed abit low so i topped it up and after driving for about 40miles the oil
level has gone down quite alot again, it also blew out alot of blue smoke
when i was in a car park going at no more than 10mph. Ive tried giving it a
good go down a stretch of road but its still got the blue smoke coming out
every few miles, can anyone give me any advice on what to do about this? Is
it a major issue, i work for a motor parts shop so i can get hold of bits to
fit myself if something needs replacing as would rather not have to pay out
for a mechanic if poss.
Cheers for any help.
Mortimer - 22 May 2008 12:01 GMT
> Hi, ive got a Vauxhall Astra 95 1.8 Sport which seems to be chucking out
> blue
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
> for a mechanic if poss.
> Cheers for any help.

Yes, blue smoke sounds as if oil is getting into the cylinders and burning
with the petrol. If the oil level has gone down "quite a lot" after driving
just 40 miles, then that's a serious loss of oil.

I'd suspect the piston rings which seal the pistons to the cylinder walls. I
would imagine that replacing them would be a sizeable task involving
dismantling and reassembling the engine :-(
Scott Dorsey - 22 May 2008 15:01 GMT
>Hi, ive got a Vauxhall Astra 95 1.8 Sport which seems to be chucking out blue
>smoke which i suspect is an oil problem and so i checked the oil and it
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>fit myself if something needs replacing as would rather not have to pay out
>for a mechanic if poss.

I suspect you will find that the REPLACE ENGINE light has illuminated on
your dashboard.

You probably don't want to do a ring job yourself without help.
--scott
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