I have a couple other quiestions as well, how in the world do I find the screws to adjust the headlight, I found one but i thought there was another.


Also when its a little cold outside and I start my car always there is white smoke that smells like fuel that is somewhat burnt. Any ideas on that I know my valve cover gasket is shot as spark plugs are drenched in oil.

What causes valve rattle, I have a stick shift and get a little bit of valve rattle sometimes. I'll leave it at that I got a ton more issues lol

 

1. white smoke usually indicates blown head gasket

2. Valve train noise may be caused by
a. valves out of adjustment
b. worn cam on $2 cylander
c. timing out of adjustment

3. You can buy the kit for your spark plug tube seals from your honda dealer and install it. Also, if you are not able to adjust your valves yourself, you can have the local Honda dealer do it and have them replace all the seals at that time (valve cover gasket, tube seals, grommets) for me it only added an extra $30 to the cost (the cost of the kit)

How many miles or Km on your car? The valves should be adjusted every 30K miles at the very least........

 

the smoke goes away though after engine warms up, the engine has about 100k on it right now, the body and tranny have about 240k. and these problems have been since the engine was installed. really I need a another car too many lil things in this one.


I thought with the smoke the air/fuel mixture might be incorrect. how much total will honda charge for that work?