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Old Jul 31st, 2021, 19:45   #10
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Originally Posted by Dirty Rooster View Post
False alarm!

There was a smell of exhaust gases at the front of the car,
the low-throttle ride wasn't smooth,
but that was all the symptoms.

It turns out the number-4 sparkplug was loose.
Fixed it.



Edit: the nasty looking top of the manifold-turbo bit is where oil was being blown back onto it from slight seepage at the front of the cam-cover, probably still means it isn't as tight a fit as it should be but ... meh.
Good news
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