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mixure screw

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can any body please tell me where i can find thw mixture screw as i have looked and can see 2 screws but dunno which is which and i have even looked in the haynes manual and cant find it in there
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sum 1 must know how to find it on a 1.0L DOHC 1998 corsa
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you dont have mixture screws on fuel injection engines its all done electronically by the ecu, thats why old cars dont have ecu's because they'v got carbs and mixture screws etc why? whats your problem?
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well the exhaust has just started smoking badly the smoke is like a blue ish colour andi have been told to adjus the mixture screw a bit and it shud fix it but a dunno where it is lol
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you can get addatives tht go in with your petrol that shud "apparently" sort blue smoke out
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but blue smoke means that your bores are worn and the rings are worn, and is passing oil, and your valve seals need replacing. thats what blue smoke means,
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white smoke is when your over fueling,
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well its stopped doin it now so a havent a clue what was wrong
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