2004 Vauxhall Vectra Engine

2004 VAUXHALL VECTRA
120,000 MILES • 2WD • MANUAL
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JESSICAYATES
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My engine started smoking whilst driving yesterday due to a huge oil leak. The breakdown man said that their were three metal nuts inside the engine, one of which had blown a hole through the side. Is there any way that these nuts could have got into the engine through a fault with the car or have they deliberately been put into the engine through someone tampering with it? Thank you
Feb 9, 2015 at 9:49 AM
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DR LOOT
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if I were you I would get a second opinion, it sounds like the engine has been ran out of oil or excessively abused to have a hole in the side of the engine due to possibly a rod coming apart.
Feb 11, 2015 at 8:16 AM
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