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Vehicle & Technical => Freelander => Topic started by: landroverkeith on April 07, 2006, 15:26:48

Title: thick white smoke
Post by: landroverkeith on April 07, 2006, 15:26:48

:shock: just nipped into town in my partners freelander a very short journey to get fuel ready for the towcester trip whilst out the throttle stuck open at about 15000 revs then it dropped back to normal.
 When we got back home the car was surrounded with thick white smoke  :shock:  and engine was RED hot  :cry:  
 Its Not using any water and theres no sludge in oil cap so b4 i have a heart attack at taking it into a garage does anyone have any ideas other than head gasket

its the dreaded 1.8 k engine btw  :cry:

Title: Re: thick white smoke
Post by: fudge on April 07, 2006, 20:45:23

Quote from: "landroverkeith"

does anyone have any ideas other than head gasket

sounds like its drawn oil into the top of a cylinder and burnt it...... if it did, then my answer to your question sadly is No...... No ideas other than a f****d gasket / head

Title: thick white smoke
Post by: landroverkeith on April 09, 2006, 18:38:18

thanks for the info so being a total numpty in these things is that worse then head gasket ?

Title: thick white smoke
Post by: fudge on April 09, 2006, 18:40:05

What I meant was that for the oil to be there in the first place it is probably the head hasket......

Title: thick white smoke
Post by: landroverkeith on April 09, 2006, 18:41:43

well im going to buy a new gasket monday and fit it on fingers crossed that we caught it b4 heat has warped it

Title: thick white smoke
Post by: landroverkeith on April 13, 2006, 16:00:06

:lol:  :shock:   omg found the cure .... being colour blind swmbo called me some names as the smoke wasnt white its blue.. hence burning oil...

the dip stick on the freebie is broken so all is well now :) had a service drained the oil and no more smoke touch wood :) wooo hooo now she cant beat me up for blowing up her car ahaha