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Rover 200 a little smokey

Hi all,

Just had the head gasket changed on my 99 Rover 200 (1.6) and now there appears to be no coolant loss - hurray!

Now, I noticed that since I have had the car (6 weeks) and with a hot engine/exhaust, that when pulling away from idle there would be a brief period of grey smoke coming from the exhaust which would soon clear. I had assumed that this was coolant getting into the chamber, but it is still happening after the gasket change.

What concerns me is that in a stop-start jam after a 25 mile run, mine smokes whilst the vehicles all around do not. Should I be concerned by any of this?

Thanks, Mark

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marpate1
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Keep an eye on the coolant and temperature gauge. Keep an eye on the oil level. If all these remain normal (although IME the K Series can burn a little oil) then I wouldn't worry. I had one for nearly two years and it constantly belched steam out of the exhaust. I can only put it down to a strange combustion process. In saying that, depending on the weather, burning a gallon of fuel in an engine can result in a gallon of water being produced!

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gazzafield

Thanks - I feel much happier now. Will keep a close eye on the levels especially between now and when the warranty runs out :)

Reply to
marpate1

Now that I come to think of it, my present car - a Laguna - is very steamy as well in this cooler weather. I rarely do less than 20 miles after starting my car up as I live in a rural village in Ayrshire. It will still steam when I arrive at my destination a lot of the time. It uses no water and very, very little oil.

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gazzafield

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