callmechad

ok heres the deal. when i leave my car over night i dont see any oil leak on the ground. but when i drive and im on the insterstate the higher RPM's i go the more oil i leak. i dont know were its leaking or how.

iv tried Lucas Oil Treatment.

what else could i check or try?

davefromPA

Either rings, or like in my case, valve seals.

callmechad

piston rings or valva seals.

how much of a price range are both of these do you kno?

and is it a DIY fix?

davefromPA

what car/ engine combo do you have?

callmechad

95 Honda Civic DX 1.6L

davefromPA

which 1.6L? the d16z6, d16y7, d16y8, b16a3, b16a2?

callmechad

i have no clue. were can i check this to find out?

its a stock motor if that helps you any

VTECSKOL

Do you see blue smoke coming out of your tailpipe when you rev it?

davefromPA

Reason I ask is because no 95 dx came stock with a 1.6L motor. the stock motor for a dx is a d15b7 which is a 1.5L.

does the car smoke blue when you cold start it or does it smoke when its warm and you rev it?

callmechad

dave your right the stock motor was a 1.5L. but there is a 1.6L in it.

also its not blue. its totally BLACK. =\

davefromPA

one cam or two?

black smoke is too much fuel. first suggestion is to change your fuel filter and air filter. pull your plugs and look at them one by one. plugs tell you what is going on within the cylinder.

callmechad

too much fuel how does that happen? and when you say plugs. you mean spark plug wires?

and as for the cams. whats that? how can i find out how many cams i have. sorr yim very new at this engine stuff thats why i come here for help

davefromPA

i was asking about the cams to see how expensive itwould be to replace the motor if you had too. too much fuel happens with clogged fuel filters, wrong ecu, clogged injectors... and so on. i mean spark plugs. pull out your spark plugs and look at each of them. descirbe the color and texture for each plug. for reference, when looking at the motor from the front of the car, cylinder 1 is on the right and cylinder 4 is on the left. use those numbers to classify which plug looks like what.

callmechad

you acually think i may have to replace the motor?

brb checking plugs.

callmechad

ok update with the plug.

btw my spark plugs are pretty much brand new. been installed for about 7 months. and all 4 are in perfect condition.

and its been awhile since i replace my air filter and fuel filters. so i may probably need to do that anyways.

davefromPA

good plugs. and no blue smoke. means no need for a new motor. thats a good thing. your valve cover seal or distributor seal or oil pan seal is probably bad. easy fix. as for the black smoke, check to see what ecu your running. its in the passenger side footwell behind the carpet. go back to your engine and right below the valve cover, to the left of the header will be letters and numbers stamped onto a flat part of the motor. what do those numbers and letters read?

callmechad

ok well i pulled up the carpet a little and i didnt see anythin bout the ecu

and i couldnt find the numbers and letters on the motor i may be over looking it little more detailed maybe?

davefromPA

let me find a picture

callmechad

awesome thanks man

davefromPA

http://www.samarins.com/reviews/96_civic_engine.jpg

in this picture the engine code is directly to the left of the header and below the coolant hose. that little flat peice of metal.

http://www.1993-honda-civic.com/imag...swap_01910.jpg

this shows you where the ecu is.

joelmatt89

this should help it is on the passenger side on the side of the footwell take a look at this pic i found when i googled it http://www.rx7.org/Robinette/images/pmc_ecu.jpg that shows you basically where it is although yours will look something more like this http://www.locashdyno.com/store2/ima...k-obd1-ecu.gif it is about the size of a hardcover school text book

joelmatt89

crap, you beat me to it dave

callmechad

i believe its a p28 ecu.

davefromPA

do you have a d16z6 motor?

davefromPA

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...Picture003.jpg

perfect picture of where the stamp is