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Smoking jimny

ZukracerV6
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21 Jan 2013 23:35 - 21 Jan 2013 23:42 #59052 by ZukracerV6

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Evening all!

It's been annoying me for awhile now the jimny is fitted with a 1.6 liana engine and seems to run fine but the exsaust is always smoking, not at oily smoke but the type you get on a cold day when the engine is cold? Plus the exhaust always smells like its running rich?

Have a look at the video to see what I mean - September Trial

I have had the emissions checked and been told there ok?

So what are your thoughts?

Cheers

Sam

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21 Jan 2013 23:50 #59055 by rs200boy

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looks awfully white which would suggest water getting into cumbustion
i would get a compression check done on it could be a pin hole in head gasket allowing very little water into cylinders

are you using coolant at all ?

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21 Jan 2013 23:54 #59056 by ZukracerV6

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I have topped it up the other day for the 1st time. It was about 1/2" below the cold fill line. It's has only done a couple of hundred miles in the last 4 months so if its using water it's only used a little bit.

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22 Jan 2013 10:41 #59085 by ZukracerV6

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I think your spot on with answer as I would describe the smoke more to be steam than smoke!

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22 Jan 2013 12:29 #59091 by adamatdraycott

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You often get a sweet antifreeze smell if its the head

Steam is normal on a cold day... along with water (condensation) dripping from tail pipe... but if its constant even when the engine has been warm for a while you could have an issue

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ZukracerV6
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22 Jan 2013 21:55 #59198 by ZukracerV6

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It's pretty constant so I do suspect it's the head gasket with a very small leak. Another weekend project!

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