When I get on the car and then let off. A bunch of white smoke comes out my exhaust my friend said. He said it was so bad he couldnt see my car and he was about 1 block away. He is saying my piston rings are going bye bye. So can anyone tell me what is going on?


Modified by redturbocivic at 3:13 AM 12/26/2003

 

Possibly. Only a compression test will be able to show. Also pull the spark plug and see if there is oil directly on top where it'd create spark. If there is.... it's definatly your rings.

I'm changing my rings out right now on the #4 cylinder. What a bitch. However, when I got on it my car would expell black smoke instead of white.

 

It is hard to do yourself? I put things on the motor , I never got to do anything inside. Would a shop charge a lot to do it???

 

yes, you have to rip the entire motor apart.

 

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headgasket?

 

whitesmoke sounds like a coolant leak opposed to an oil leak.. could be wrong. check your coolant.....

 

It could possibly be the valve guide seals b/c of the smoke only happening under high manifold vacuum conditions.

If the head gasket was blown to the point of leaking coolant or if the rings are bad, it would smoke more under higher loads and not at all or so much during low load conditions.

 

COuld you post a pic of the valve guide seal? Is it hard to do yourself

 

i know for a fact my winter beater burns oil. the smoke looks white 75% of the time. its only blue in certain light conditions.

 

not to insult you or anything but my Teg did that once after I got my Oil changed, I usully do it myself but I was on a road trip so I let the jiffy people do it and they added 2 Quarts toooooooo many the NEW GUY thought it was a six cylinder or something I dont know but thats what caused my smoke, if so just drain, but you most likley thought of that..

BUT HEY You never know! Take a look you could be surprised..