00blkSi

Will a bad Vtec solenoid/ or gasket cause smoke to come out of my exhaust when I hit vtec? not sure what color smoke it is but my compression test and leak down test tested fine!!

MILF_HUNT3R

you got a chipped ecu im pretty much sure soleniod aint got nothing to do with it cuz its not connected to your exhaust

00blkSi

bump, anyone??

b16_sol_707

it could be that you are running rich in vtec or that you have a slight leak in either your rings or valve stem seals only at higher rpm.

93egSLEEPER

alot of hondas "smoke" when they crossover into vtec. if its a small puff then nothing to worry about. if its a constant thick plume then its probably valve seals

00blkSi

if the valve seals leak wouldn't it show it on the leak down test?

hondamark35

no, bad valve seats would show in a leakdown. the valve seals are "inside" the valve springs above the ports and valve guides. they seal the valve stem and thus the ports from the top of the head where the rocker assembly is with lots of oil everywhere...

for most applications they're pretty cheap for a set of 16. but you're looking at a pretty involved installation. my recommedation would be to find an old head for a deal somewhere, and rebuild it with your choice of cam, springs maybe a port job, Ti retainers... and your new seals. then you can just swap on your new fully built head!

you get your money/times worth that way.

00blkSi

my setup right now is skunk2 valvesprings/ ti- retainers, skunk 2 stage 2 cams and skunk 2 cam gears

hondamark35

already done then huh? when you did all of that did you have new seals put in?

if you aren't using more than half a quart in a month or so, you're not hurting anything.

00blkSi

yep, so i guess i'm not hurting anything then because i'm not burning even a qt. every oil change (3 months)

93egSLEEPER

shiiit your in the clear then.