2003 Opel Astra smoking

Tiny
JACK MDHLULI
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  • 2003 OPEL ASTRA
  • 1.6L
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
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  • 10,040 MILES
I replaced the valves and it is smoking when driving
Friday, April 17th, 2015 AT 3:09 AM

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Tiny
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Do a wet and dry compression test, a dry test is just a normal comp test and a wet test is with a small amount of oil in the cylinders to seal the rings, if the wet readings are a fair bit higher then the dry readings you will have a ring problem.
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Friday, April 17th, 2015 AT 8:14 PM
Tiny
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How do I do compression test on my opel Astra classic cde 1.6 engine cause I can't remove the plugs one by one they have to be removed as a set?
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Sunday, April 19th, 2015 AT 2:59 PM
Tiny
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Pull all the plugs and do a comp test one cyl at a time do you know how to do a comp test?
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Sunday, April 19th, 2015 AT 4:33 PM

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