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Quote Clarkson, Top Gear, 17th July: "I'm not having a stroke... just driving a Nissan!"
Quote Ry, Mallory Park, 3rd Dec: "Ahhhh crap... Just a bit too over eager really!"
"I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee"

well it does smkoe like the whole road out its real bad EVILDES did your si smoke and burn a lot of oil when this hapaned to your car do u know? or was it just a leak? as there these no signs of ne leaks just lots of smoke and it feels as if somthings sticking as well

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ohhhhhhhhhh sticky valve sindrome does the engine tapp alot

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fibre is my friend, more to come ;-) SI/T squirrel muncher

It was burning alot more oil than normal yes, but my leak was only small, on the right side of the cam cover, it was going down the side of the block and down one of the spark plugs. It didn't smoke that much but it did a little bit.

I think the cheapest option for you now is to change the cam cover gasket and see if that cures it, but make sure you clean all the area's the oil has got to that it shouldn't have before you do it. If it seems to solve your problem, but not completely, give it time, but might be worth getting an oil change too. And get some new sparks

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Quote Clarkson, Top Gear, 17th July: "I'm not having a stroke... just driving a Nissan!"
Quote Ry, Mallory Park, 3rd Dec: "Ahhhh crap... Just a bit too over eager really!"
"I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee"

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Quote Clarkson, Top Gear, 17th July: "I'm not having a stroke... just driving a Nissan!"
Quote Ry, Mallory Park, 3rd Dec: "Ahhhh crap... Just a bit too over eager really!"
"I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee"

ok well i will do that tomorrow and let u know how i get on with it, cause i think u could well b right there, becasue the old gasket being slippery as it had oil on it could easliy have slipped off where it sits in the cam cover but no signs of leaks on the outside mayb on the inside but i can't remember what the gasket looks like...... does a bit of the gasket go through the centre of the cam not just around the outsside? as that could b were its leaking

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Yeah, its the shape of the cam cover, then there are 2 more inner lines that run from side to side, if you get me.

Easy enough to do, and it's recommended to change cam cover gaskets when you remove the cover anyway.

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Quote Clarkson, Top Gear, 17th July: "I'm not having a stroke... just driving a Nissan!"
Quote Ry, Mallory Park, 3rd Dec: "Ahhhh crap... Just a bit too over eager really!"
"I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee"

its bad i check the gasket 2day no signs of leaking, i now think its somthing internal mayb piston rings or a sticky valve maybe valve stem sills but i'd put money on it being a piston ring or somthing real expensive and not worth getting fixed, but 2morrow i'm going to try and have the car compression tested and see the results, if it is piston rings or somthing similar i might think of taking it of the road until i can get enough cash for a 2.0 conversion and a new gearbox and uprated brakes all at once or just buy a cheap roundabout mayb a 1100 fiesta or somthing but u never no what it could b hopfully its not as bad as it looks

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PISTON RINGS! not sure what 2 do now as ive been offered a si engine and gearbox as my cars gearbox is knarcked as well and the ECU for £100 with only 66k on the clock! and can b heard running before i buy it,
or i could take the si off the road till i can save up enough cash for a 2.0 conversion in say 2-3 months time but i will have no car in the mean time what would u do if u were in this situation????

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Oooo, unlucky

For £100 though, you could get a 2ltr. £30 for gearbox. Sorted. You'll only regret it if you stick another 1.6 in there, then a few months later want a 2ltr, and have to go through the whole engine swap again.

But it's up to you in the end. For simplicity, get the 1.6, but for future proofing, get a 2ltr.

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Quote Clarkson, Top Gear, 17th July: "I'm not having a stroke... just driving a Nissan!"
Quote Ry, Mallory Park, 3rd Dec: "Ahhhh crap... Just a bit too over eager really!"
"I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee"

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