carneal01

Thanks. I would say that i do about 5 to six hudred miles to a pint of oil

Thanks once again. Yes i am having to top up oil but only about a pint every two or three weeks. Is this exsessive?

Thanks to all of you for your ideas, much appreciated. I have just taken it out again to re-check the colour of the smoke and to confuse matters i can best describe it as bluey grey. The longer the hill the more smoke at the bottom when i throttle up but it only lasts for a couple of seconds and it in no way is affecting the performance. It really does drive well. If it helps there is a build up of black sooty carbon in the tailpipe.

Hi everyone, this is my first post, hope you can help. I have a 1999 1.6 GLXi which runs superb and goes like the clappers which is why i am confused by recent happenings. When i am going downhill and the engine is just on over-run everything feels just as it should untill i get to the bottom of the hill and need to put the gas back on, then i notice a large puff of grey exhaust smoke which lasts for about one or two seconds and then stops. The engine performance is not affected and it only happens when the gas is applied after the engine has been on over-run. Any ideas please.