Hello everyone.
The motor is an 93 LS B18a1
There is white smoke coming out of both valve cover (white smoke with a lot of pressure comes out when car is on and oil cap is off) and crank case so I think my piston rings are about to go(or gone already). And I have a small oil leak coming out of the head(front of block) and there is a trace of oil in my radiator coolant, therefore the head gasket is shot. Dont have the money to a redo piston rings but I have the head gasket available and that job can be done fast. My question is, would it be worth replacing the head gasket and leaving the piston rings undone? There is no trace of oil on my spark plugs, nor water. All HELP is appreciated.

Thank you!

Miguel Vela

 

Sure, any work you do will make the engine last longer, good luck.

 

What I meant to ask, will the new head gasket go bad due to faulty piston rings? Another thing is that I autox a lot in this car. So this car sees 7k a lot.

Thanks

M.V.

 

If you have the time and money to autox the car than you have the time and money to fix your car.The head gasket won't fail again because the rings are bad.when you get the head off you will probably find that the ring land on the piston is broken or some other problem.

 

You're not making power at 7k. Don't do that.

 

Thank you for your help! I think some engine honey will do for now.

 

^^^^LOLLLLL

Don't waste your money. Dumping ghetto sizzurp into your engine isn't gonna fix a bad head gasket. If you don't fix this soon, mark my words, you're going to be on the side of the road, wishing that you'd taken care of the problem sooner.

You need a new head gasket. Use an OEM Honda one. You're also going to need OEM head bolts, or you can get a set of ARP head studs. OEM head bolts stretch when torqued down, that's why they need to be replaced. You're also going to need to get your head resurfaced at a machine shop.

Regardless of who does the work, you or a mechanic, this is what's going to need to be done.