vauxhall corsa 1.2 engine code xer - sucking in air through dip stick

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Mon 14 Dec 2015 21:01
vauxhall corsa 1.2 engine code xer - sucking in air through dip stick - plugcap
For no reason at all my engine bellowed smoke out of exhaust pipe,also oil dripped out of exhaust. Checked the oil level only to find it was very low ,removed dip stick it was blowing real hard, the car has only done 24k,i thought pistons, rings ,or something bad gone in engine,I removed cyl head and pistons but could see anything wrong other than glazed bores, rehoned the bores new set of piston rings rebuilt the engine and started up,Only to find I had the same problem heavy smoking and oil dripping out of exhaust,this tme upon removing the dip stick I found that it air was not actualy blowing out, it was SUCKING in so heavy it could pull my finger down.the oil level is also dropping.
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Mon 14 Dec 2015 21:17
vauxhall corsa 1.2 engine code xer - sucking in air through dip stick - Wackyracer

Positive crankcase ventilation valve?

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Mon 14 Dec 2015 21:43
vauxhall corsa 1.2 engine code xer - sucking in air through dip stick - RT

If you had to rebuild an engine at 24,000 miles, it clearly had major problems that haven't been diagnosed or cured.

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Tue 22 Dec 2015 03:58
vauxhall corsa 1.2 engine code xer - sucking in air through dip stick - 1litregolfeater

Knackered. Oil never ever changed.

Not that uncommon.

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