Engine Swap Pouring Smoke
 

So I put a B16a into my CRX and I'm getting TONS of smoke from the exhaust. When I first started it there was no coolant and it was smoking so I'm assuming it's not coolant. I pulled the spark plugs and noticed there was oil sitting on top of the pistons. Engine was supposed to be a fresh rebuild but I got it on a FB group so who knows. I took the oil pan off and it did have SRP pistons and Eagle rods like he told me it did. The compression test was good (around 220psi per cyl). I ran it for 5 or 10 minutes and the smoke never cleared up. Could it be a PCV issue? Or something somehow routed wrong? What would be my best course of action? Thanks all!

Re: Engine Swap Pouring Smoke
 

What color of smoke?

White = coolant
Black = unburnt fuel
Bluish/black = oil

Also the smell should tell you whether it’s fuel or oil.

What color were the spark plugs? Post pics.

Re: Engine Swap Pouring Smoke
 

I don't think it was coolant, I would say either black or blue but I can't say for sure. No check engine light so I don't think it was misfiring. I'm running the stock injectors from my CRX HF so I didn't have to bypass the resistor box but they're 240cc so I don't think they should be a problem. Running a custom tune on a chipped ECU but I swapped out the ECU for a B18a ECU just to see if it was an overfueling issue and it didn't change anything.

Re: Engine Swap Pouring Smoke
 

Fresh rebuild and chromoly rings will smoke for quite some time before the rings seat.

I wouldn't think like no rings at all though.

The block might need a tear down to verify proper ring install and hone job etc.

The other question would be does the head have valve seals in place?