ok so i just swaped a B16A into my ek dx and when i get on it, it expells white smoke from the exaust. when im shifting, it expells a cloud between gears. also when im at low rpms it sortof bogs down and putts a little bit. i don't know what is wrong. somebody please help me out.

 

put too much oil in it?

 

White = Coolent. Time for a compression test bro. Autozone rents them out for 39 bux. But Im going to put money down on blowin headgasket

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by komat &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">most companys put some kind of oil in the engines since they sit in the warehouse for a while

it should be normal to see white smoke come out for couple of days of running it</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's true... it's called fogging oil. Wait a couple days to see if it clears up. If not, my money is also on a blown head gasket.

 

well ive been running it for a while. it seems like it drives fine except sometimes at 2700 when it bogs down and puts a little. other than that its running fine. should i be worried?

 

sounds like a blown headgasket

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by deluzracerx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well ive been running it for a while. it seems like it drives fine except sometimes at 2700 when it bogs down and puts a little. other than that its running fine. should i be worried? </TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm going to say yes. Check your coolant level when it's off... also look in there for any oil or sludge. You can also remove the oil cap and look in there... if it's bad enough you'll see a whiteish sludge in there from coolant mixing with oil.

 

OK, quick question....when you did your swap, did you make sure you drained all the oil from the motor before you put in the new motor oil?? cause i know a friend who made that mistake.....if so drain the oil and put in new oil and see if it still does the same...

If thats not the case then iam guess'n your head gasket....

 

head gasket!!!

 

can i keep driving on it till i can fix it or would i be messing things up?

 

STOP DRIVING IT IF IT'S YOUR HEAD GASKET, and most likely it is.

 

Yes, stop driving. If the coolant starts to mix with the oil, it reduces its lubrication power. Basically, you'll cook your cylinder walls and bearings.

 

well i checked the coolant and it doenst seem to be disappearing. plus its just a little white smoke. i suppose its possible thats its a head gasket leak but is there anything else it could be before i spend the $ on a new head gasket

 

how much does labor ususally cost to put it in or could i just do it myself? if so then how would i do it.

 

labor would prob be like 4-500. if u have any knowledge on cars u can do it in a half of day. get a hemls and friends

 

its beat kid....lol
haedgasket