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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Yoshi on April 15, 2007, 17:06:45

Title: Engine problems
Post by: Yoshi on April 15, 2007, 17:06:45

I just tried topping up the oil in the mundano only for less than a minute after doing it there was loads of white stuff coming out the exhaust!  Emptied all the oil out and its still doing it, just not as badly.

The oil we put in was 20w50 and its a 1.8 16v Ford Mondeo 1995.

Could the oil be the fault?

Title: Engine problems
Post by: Drift on April 15, 2007, 17:53:12

When you say white stuff, you mean like fluff, cotton wool or liquid?
Ste

Title: Engine problems
Post by: Yoshi on April 15, 2007, 17:57:13

fumes type stuff, and it also smelled like it was burning something, but its not used any water, and the engine temp has been fine.

Title: Engine problems
Post by: Drift on April 15, 2007, 18:01:26

The oil could be a bit heavy  :wink:

Though it does point to the dreaded head gasket.

Could be water getting into a cylinder and being burned off.
Ste

Title: Engine problems
Post by: Yoshi on April 15, 2007, 18:10:20

When we dropped all the oil out though it stopped doing it a little, probably half as much, so am going to try and run some other oil in it tomorrow and see what she does.

Title: Engine problems
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 16, 2007, 02:25:49

Should be 5w/30 in that or the hydraulic lifters will seize up.

Title: Engine problems
Post by: waveydavey on April 16, 2007, 07:58:41

How old is the oil? White generally points to water; is it possible a little water could have got into the oil?

Title: Engine problems
Post by: Yoshi on April 16, 2007, 09:32:51

the oil was brand new and bottled, but the wrong stuff apparently!  would the hydraulic lifters cause the engine to splutter slightly if they were seized (engine was spluttering and cutting out a bit after the oil went in)