Well, I pulledd off the hose that connected to the valve cover breather nipple and jees. ITs like a blowing smoke, almost like a hair dryer.

And I pulled my oil dip stick out and smoke comes out from there too.

I also did the "dollar" trick where you put a dollar bill up to the exhaust and the money does suck in and push out.

So could this be valve related problems or some blown piston rings/broken ring landings.

 

broken ring landings u getting blow by thats where the smoke is coming from

 

I would guess that the rings or blown or the ring lands are broken, because my car was doing the same thing in November and my ring lands were broken on 2 of my pistons. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

 

Looks like I'm gonna save up for some pistons, rings and rods.

Anyone know how much a set of JE 9:1 pistons cost, crower rods, and total seal rings?

I need a good estimate. I will run my car for now, but it smells like exhaust fumes everywhere.... and my body smells like exhaust fumes when i get out, haha.

I'll have the money to rebuild the biotch in the summer.

 

What I dont get is, if you blow a ring landing or rings...would oil get into the piston chamber and wouldn't purple smoke be coming out from the exhaust?

 

i can promise you its a blown ring land and most likly more than one. For you own sake dont drive the car. the broken land will wear away at the cylinder wall. Its not a good situation

 

dont drive it.

 

I'm building a NEW engine anyways. So this is my beater motor for now.

 

well it should, but you're also losing compression, as it's blowing by the rings, which is why you're seeing smoke from other sources

 

just wondering but did you run ur turbo with the breather line connected to positive boost?

 

that's normal for a honda with some miles on it,esp since its a fact that they come with low tension rings from factory,thats why its important to always have that hose connected to valve cover from intake,to suck out that smoke and creat some positive crankcase pressure,so reconnect hose,drive it and dont worry about it.

 

not on a turbo car buddy

 

I ran the valve breather hose to the intake side ont he compressor. Had a nipple welded on the pipe. Not the positive pressure, lol.

 

lol...just checkin.

 

The "dollar" trick is an easy way to check for burnt valves......If the dollar gets sucked back towards the exhaust you've got a burnt valve.....

 

lol i knew u get confused when i meant positive pressure,i should have said vacuum in the crankcase,such how PCV,Positive Crankcase Ventilation works,with turbo or without,u need to keep it connected,u will get blow by without it connected.





[Modified by D-Man, 5:41 PM 2/11/2002]

 

same **** buddy

only time you start worring about blowby is when you have that hose connected and smoke is still blowing past dipstick