My two door 1100 uno wont idle.i replaced my head gasket because water mixed with the oil. i set my timing acordingly to the marks on it. i also9 cant start my car directly because the starter motor does not work so i push started it and it idols but dies wen i push petrol and i set the distributor to max but does the same. wen i play with the petrol i can keep it running but as soon as i leaf it it dies like ther is nothing helping it to stay on.so my car does not stay on .could it be because of the timing or could it be my fuze box or wat could be the problem
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Sounds like you got some bad gas. I would either try an additive to remove water and some octane boost. If that doesn't work you will need to drain the tank. This has been a real problem with the price of gas going up. Some stations in my area have been shut down for putting water in the gas. If it was running fine before you got gas, then more than likely this is your problem.
Rtae this as a Fixya if this solves your problem. Ask more questions if you need to.
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If the head gasket is starting to go, the the water gets vapourized inside the engine. The water level will go down, sometimes you get white smoke from the exhaust, the car consumes more fuel and has less compression and performances.
If you are lucky, and you check the water you can drive a car with bad head gasket for many miles, before it blows completely and leave you on the middle of a motorway.
If the head gasket is starting to go better to fix it or to replace the car.
The part costs only thirty pounds or so here in UK, but the job is expensive, as you need to take apart the head.
Here in UK you dont pay less than four hundreds pounds, probably a bit more, depending on the garage.
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First you need to get the radiator cleaned up and then fill it up with a good quality coolant and not water and for oil leakge you need to get in touch with a mechanic so that he can replace the oil seals, i also have the same problem with the oil leak and i changed the oil seals and its working fine since then.
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Hi.I had problems with my uno cutting out while driving and sometimes not starting.Ok the previous problem there was a short on the wires at the ignition barrel were all the wires plug in.I cleaned the burnt area,replaced plug and problem solved.The simptoms was:Car cuts out when driving,car doesnt always start,display lights in dash are not very bright.
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Water is lost two ways.. leaks in the nomal routing of the cooling system.. and leaks into the piston or intake.. where it then goes out the tail pipe.. sometimes in the form of vapor... even small drips.
It probably leaks more at a certain operating temp then others.. drive time etc can affect the rate of loss.. but like any water leak.. it never gets better... only worse.
The garage should have done two things.. check the cooling system for leaks.. and check engine compression. Sounds like they did both.. if the head gasket has a small leak again it will only get worse over time.
If you are not finding water under the car.. or inside the car (heater core leak).. and you don't smell anti freeze.. chances are it's the head gasket.
The trick in finding a leak you can't see is taking it someplace that has the proper equipment.
A "block tester" should be used as well as a standard pressure tester.. there are many places coolant can leak.. hose connections, water pump, heater core, intake manifold gasket, head gasket and even a cracked block.
If they are detecting water in the oil.. or when you remove the oil fill cap and see a yellowish foam or the oil looks odd on your dipstick.. you probably have water in the oil.. confirming a head gaset leak or worse.
Have it retested (pressure and block tester) at a reliable shop.. or ask the fellows who made the first diagnosis how they arrived at it.. in other words.. what test(s) did they do.. inpsect the oil.. pressure test.. block tester etc etc.
Best of luck
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