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Old 07-27-2012, 05:59 PM
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Today i was going to walmart when i felt my car a little weird like it was struggling to accelerate a bit, So i pop the hood, and first thing i checked was the oil as soon as i removed the dipstick some smoke came out of the dip stick,

This leads me to two questions

Is there no oil in the engine, which lead to the smoke,

is the car overheating? (temp gauge was normal)
Old 07-27-2012, 06:04 PM
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was there oil on the dipstick?
cant be overheating of ur temp. gauge was reading normal or if your temp. gauge was not working at all
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Originally Posted by eg6 type-R
was there oil on the dipstick?
cant be overheating of ur temp. gauge was reading normal or if your temp. gauge was not working at all
The dipstick was full, Checked it twice,

It's hot in Calif, But the temp gauge is fine, replaced it and basically the whole cooling system, few months ago,

92 Honda civic Dx hatchback?

I'm starting to think it might be the lubrication,

I'm begging to check the oil pump anything else that could cause this
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check pcv valve. positive pressure in the block can cause problems. Smoke will build up if not properly vented.
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Do a compression test
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^X2 could be the head gasket leaking gasses into the block.
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