hey well i think my Head gasket is giving up on me. Reason being my car started to blow out white smoke (coolant into combustion chambers), it would only do it on initial start ups like in the mornings or after it wasnt driven for a while. Now, its like a fog machine yet it goes away after i drive for a bit...
now i know the gasket itself isnt too much but right now i dont have a lot of time. Ive heard of a sealant or something of the like which is like a temporary fix. Right? just wondering what it is called and were could i pick it up. I tried searching for it but nothing came up or maybe i just didnt use the right search words but anyways Any help would be great, Thanks!
Ohh and BTW its a 00' D16y8

 

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When your head gasket blows usually the pressure goes from the combustion chamber into the cooling system forcing water out of the radiator causing your car to over heat constantly.. I'm no expert on this but whats happening sounds like something else is going on..

 

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compression test

is it loosing coolant?

 

"Bars Leaks" @ the autoparts store...Theres several different brands. I dont know if any of them work or not though, but it may buy you some time...

 

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no they DONT work and will clog and ruin the rest of your cooling system!

Cheapo HG is like 30 bucks

only takes ~4 hrs max to do.. hondas are so f-ing easy

 

4 hours!! is that including driving to the store...doing it...and driving back to the store to thank the nice man for helping u find what u needed! LOL

 

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I could see it taking a while if it's his first time and he has just basic tools and drinks a lot of beer

 

ok co0 well ill try that. and btw i did a compression test on it about 2 weeks ago, numbers came up at 190, 180, 182, 190 so im alright.
So Cheapo HG right? Thanks guys
Anyone else?

 

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or u cold have bad valve seal(s). white smoke also means your motor is burning oil... check for signs of oil in coolent and coolent in oil. then check each spark plug for signs of burning oil

 

coolant is white, oil is more bluish...bad valve seals lead to burning oil, not coolant

do a compression test

 

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do a compression test</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

sorry, I must have skipped that post over accidentally

 

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BINGO! ihad the same exact problem. my radiator runs water FAST causing over heating problems, very slugish idle, white smoke, and not very pleasing to drive with. About time to change that gasket.