couple of problems with my car

hi sorry if this is in the wrong place.
i have a couple of problems the
first : i have a small missfire on low revs
second : burning oil smell every now and then
third : p/s/r wheel sticks out about 1/2 inch compared to the d/s/r

anybody got any ideas for me to check.
any help would be great

mark78 wrote:

hi sorry if this is in the wrong place.
i have a couple of problems the
first : i have a small missfire on low revs
second : burning oil smell every now and then
third : p/s/r wheel sticks out about 1/2 inch compared to the d/s/r

anybody got any ideas for me to check.
any help would be great

misfire could be iffy sparkplug or plug lead ? am guessing yours is a 99/00 uk turbo ? (ie centre mount coil pack)

burning smell could be , one ov at least 6 seals leaking oil onto your exhaust headers.

difference in wheel sticking out could be down too tracking or anything related to front suspension.

yeah sorry its a 99 v reg uk turbo.
third set of plugs in since i got it 4 weeks ago now got ngk's
cant see any oil anywhere
its the rear wheels that i have a problem with bud

half inch difference in wheels on one side to the other on the rear ?????

are the wheels sitting true? ie inline, or do they tilt in at any angle ??

and why you fitted 4 sets ov plugs ????

when was the last time you replaced the MAF ??

the MAF is a service item on this year car (very unreliable )

yeah about half inch wheels look true just looks like the they have moved over
changed the plug when i got it.
i put some champion plugs in but still there so i got some more then i got told they dont like champion plugs so i got some ngk's
found a bill for a MAF bought a few months back.

mark78 wrote:

yeah about half inch wheels look true just looks like the they have moved over
changed the plug when i got it.
i put some champion plugs in but still there so i got some more then i got told they dont like champion plugs so i got some ngk's
found a bill for a MAF bought a few months back.

has ecu got any fault codes stored ?

had it read the only thing was a knock sensor

lumpy on tickover or low revs coupled with oil smell is symtoms of broken ringland in a piston, when its running remove oil filler cap, if excessive pressure or smoke then almost def a piston


Andy

Could also be something a simple as a split in the intake hose, check around the inlet to the turbo for a split where the intake pipe meets the turbo.

my rear wheels are the same, had my car for over a year and only noticed it last month lol

only found it the other day got some new wheels and the p/s keeps catching.

i'll check for splits 2morra

ta for all the help up2 now people

Andy Kindon wrote:

lumpy on tickover or low revs coupled with oil smell is symtoms of broken ringland in a piston, when its running remove oil filler cap, if excessive pressure or smoke then almost def a piston


Andy

hope its not that bad.
its only a very small missfire on tickover
and a bit lumpy when pulling away

mark78 wrote:

Andy Kindon wrote:

lumpy on tickover or low revs coupled with oil smell is symtoms of broken ringland in a piston, when its running remove oil filler cap, if excessive pressure or smoke then almost def a piston


Andy

hope its not that bad.
its only a very small missfire on tickover
and a bit lumpy when pulling away

yes them are the symtoms can be the symtoms, will take ya less than a minute to check, just remove filler cap whilst it running, if its fine then its something to rule out fella , Andy