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i got a bit of water into the spark valley the other day so it wasnt always firing all cylinders and this is where i think the problem started. a warning light came on, i dunno what it is, but it the warning light looks like a box with smoke coming off it, so i drove it about 300m home and switched it off as soon as i got it in the driveway (possibly my next big mistake).

i got rid of all the water from the spark valley and tried starting it again, but now it had a bad miss from the 5th cylinder. i checked the spark plug, coil, compression and changed the injector. i started it again and it ran fine for about 30 seconds (idling at about 1500 which is a little high but i wasnt worried) before i noticed green water coming from the engine somewhere on the intake side and it started missing again

im thinking it could be a blown gasket. and if ive blown the gasket i might have also cracked the head. what do u guys think it is?

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ok i think ive just solved it lol. just a bit of retardation on my behalf :happy:. it was pissing coolant coz i didnt hook the coolant lines back up to the throttle body and i think its still not running right because i didnt tighten up the bolts holding the injector rail in place, so its sucking air thru and running fast and lean. and in my troubles i found out what that bleed valve does lol. thanks anyways guys. ill let you know if i f**k up again :P

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