Loss of power and grey smoke

Tiny
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  • 1999 VOLKSWAGEN GTI
  • 1.6L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 250,000 MILES
My car loses power and it has a grey smoke when accelerated. It also idles rough and sometimes stalls.
Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 AT 1:10 AM

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Tiny
KEN L
  • MASTER CERTIFIED MECHANIC
  • 42,968 POSTS
Hello,

It sounds like you have an engine that has jumped time. To confirm the issue lets do a compression test to see where we are at.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression

Please let us know what you find. We are interested to see what it is.

Cheers, Ken
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2018 AT 12:23 PM

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