we have been told that our 11 year old clio has oil leaking into the cylinder and that it is not easy to fix its a 1400, 16 valve

jillian57, March 2011

thanks bb we will put it in for a service with another garage think the last one was a bit dodgy lol your answer makes more sense even though you are not a mechanic!

jillian57, April 2011

Only a guess:
Head gasket blown. Or cylinder bore and piston rings worn allowing oil past into the combustion chamber where it burns off an produces white or blue smoke at the exhaust. Water will leak into the cylinder if the gasket has blown.

Meanwhile for answers from mechanics, i'm not one, put your question in the cars section at bottom of forum as no CD/Radio system I've encountered has a cylinder or needs oil.

BB, March 2011