My brothers eg which used to be mine now went back to a stock d15....every week or so...i gotta fill up the radiator with coolant..or else the temp. goes up....i know the radiator is in good condition cuz its pretty new...my best guess is i got a blown head gasket and the coolant is mixing with the oil...but someone told me u could be burning it...any ideas?

 

prolly blown head gasket

 

is the oil milky?

 

if it is definitly mixing with the oil then you have a leaking headgasket.

when you start your car the first time in the morning does it stumble or hard-start?

under your oil cap what does it look like?

have you drained and looked at the oil?

 

well it turns on quick...but when i turn it on liek the first 4 revs...at about 2500 rpm...the whole motor shakes its wierd....and umm i drained the oil a while ago...nothiong....but this problem started after...and as far as under the oil cap...i havnt really checked..but what should i look for...?

 

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the motor is shaking and being weird because the coolant is leaking into the chamber.

what you do with the oil cap is just remove it and look under, your going to be looking for a white milky substance.

but yes it sounds like your headgasket is leaking, not blown.

 

for a d series motor what would be the best thing to do....change the head gasket...or just get a new motor for liek 300 400 bucks?

 

see how much you can get the headgasket changed for, do the timing, water pump, and everything in one go.

how many miles on the motor?

how is the compression?

 

well i do the work myself...i dont let people touch my cars....i havnt checked compression.....i think i will end up just tossign this motor out or soemting i found a d16 vtec motor for about 140.....long block..i will take that motor...toss it in....all i need though is an ecu and wiring harness for the vtec...

 

Yeah, I need to know if i should just change my engine or Fix it up too.