joedubovik

ok, heres the deal. b16a2'd ex
all the bolt ons, exhaust... straight thru, no cat, dc 4-1 headers, thats all that matters i think, anyway.

could i have a bad exhaust valve or somthing that isnt sealing when my car is idle, or off, im losing alot of oil, more than should be lost, when i start my car, my exhaust shoots out some sutty terdish stuff that is all black and wet, kinda powdery too. bad valve spring?

help me out.

civictildeath

any oil on ground under it??

joedubovik

no sir, not one drop of oil under my car, and i had it parkerd for a week straight

civictildeath

well if there is none under it you got to be burning it so it could be a valve, valve spring, or piston ring good luck

SOHC4life 96

What kind of oil are you running? If it's Mobil 1, I've heard from many people that both B and D series engines like to drink Mobil 1. Why? I have no clue.

Jim Truett

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DOHC4life &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What kind of oil are you running? If it's Mobil 1, I've heard from many people that both B and D series engines like to drink Mobil 1. Why? I have no clue. </TD></TR></TABLE>

My K doesn't, but my D15, D16, and H22 do.

joedubovik

full synthetic castrol 5w-30


theres no way engines can eat up as much oil as im losing.

thanks guys, keep the ides/ suggestions comin.

antiJDM

check your water...does it look brown?...could be getting blow by, have you ever had a problem with your dipstick popping out? do you hear valve tapping?

civictildeath

does your air filter/tubing have oil in it??

antiJDM

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civictildeath &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">does your air filter/tubing have oil in it??</TD></TR></TABLE>

dont see why it would...its not turbo'd

joedubovik

hmmm, welll ill check my filter tubing tom. im pretty sure its dry, as for dipstick popping out, no, valve tapping, no ( i dont think) would it be reall noticable, my car is so fruggin loud i cant even hear my engine

antiJDM

if you are reffering to your engine being too loud to hear anything..somethins goin wrong.

joedubovik

nah lol, just my exhaust is loud, how noticable would valve tapping be? oh yeah, ill check my water tomorrow too.

civictildeath

dont see why it would...its not turbo'd[/QUOTE]

they call it blow back doesnt need to be turbo'd

92 CIVIC HATCH VX

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dont see why it would...its not turbo'd</TD></TR></TABLE>

doesn't have to be turbo to have oil in you intake tube but There's the air release valve that run from your cover to your intake. most turbo cars have a catch can between there and the intake but since this is not. you still can build up pressure a well you got a nice mess. you can always check it and rule it out.

joedubovik

ill check it out guys, hmm, im gonna do a compression test tom. too to rule out pistons, or diagnose my disease.

4thgen92accord

If ur car smokes when u start it up but quits, that usually indicates valve guide seals- engine turns off, oil is collected in cylinder head, sits, seaps down through worn valve guides or valve guide seals and is let into the combustion chamber during starts up, producing the smoke.

joedubovik

yeah, mah pops said valve seals, how do i test for it?

leak down? i dont understand what a leakdown tests, besides leaking down of somthing.

GaiSensai`

joedubovik

yay, havnt tested yet, oooo
when doing a compression test, does it matter what my oil level is?

n00b question prob. oh well. help me out brothas.(and sistas)

wrd. to the top

civiccpedx

What does the oil in the intake tube signify again? Because i know when i went to put a CAI on my civic there was a red looking oil substances in the stock tube. thanks for any help and sorry if i am stealing this thread

joedubovik

no worries, i wanna know too. help us out yo

joedubovik

THIS JUST IN. i just checked my oil, and after adding two quarts like 3 days ago, my oil is already nasty brown/ black, iknow oil goes dark but this fast?

boostedcivicsir

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civictildeath &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well if there is none under it you got to be burning it so it could be a valve, valve spring, or piston ring good luck</TD></TR></TABLE>

it would be more along the lines of rings or valve seals. a burned exh valve really wont cause it to use oil. although stranger things have happened. go get some top engine cleaner from gm and do what the instructions say. if the rings are stuck it will free them. i have heard all good about seafoam on here but havent tried it myself yet. i have always used GM Top Engine Cleaner.

antiJDM

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by joedubovik &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">THIS JUST IN. i just checked my oil, and after adding two quarts like 3 days ago, my oil is already nasty brown/ black, iknow oil goes dark but this fast?
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sounds like you have water in your oil....how much coolant do you have?? are you eating that too?

edit: just reread that....nevermind.