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spencer burrows 1st November 2019 23:15

1.8t
 
My mgzt-t 1.8T smokes on start up from cold. Give it a short while and it stops smoking. What could be causing this? Is there a PCV valve on the k-series? It had a reckon head not long back.

neilbaker86 2nd November 2019 01:02

What colour is the smoke? Blue? It could be leaking valve stem seals.

Brunty 2nd November 2019 07:35

My 1.8L sometimes does this, I think it is because the garage put 5-30 fully synthetic oil in at the last service, noticed that as it uses oil and I top up with 10-40 semi synthetic the problem subsides. Only smokes on start up on very hot days, no problem this time of year.

SD1too 2nd November 2019 09:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brunty (Post 2772716)
... the garage put 5-30 fully synthetic oil in ...

5W30 is actually listed for the 1.8 non-turbo engine but for climates where temperatures fall below minus 30 degrees C. It's therefore not the best choice for the UK! :rolleyes: You are wiser than the garage Martin for using 10W40. Maybe do your own oil change next time? ;)

Simon


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