2003 Opel Astra smoking

2003 OPEL ASTRA
10,040 MILES • 1.6L • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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JACK MDHLULI
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I replaced the valves and it is smoking when driving
Apr 17, 2015 at 3:09 AM
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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.
Apr 17, 2015 at 8:14 PM
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JACK MDHLULI
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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?
Apr 19, 2015 at 2:59 PM
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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?
Apr 19, 2015 at 4:33 PM