Recently my girlfriend has been complaining that there is some smoke coming from her engine bay after she drives it for awhile. I assumed it was the head gasket that was leaking oil onto the exhaust manifold. Although upon closer inspection it seemed it was coming from the fourth cylinder around the exhaust gasket.... Is there even any oil in contact there for it to drip out? It was about a month ago that I briefly checked it out, so there is a possibility that i was mistaken.

If it is the head gasket, how big of a task is this? I'm going to have to take off the whole head AND timing belt (+ pumps?) right? Does anyone have a rough estimate for parts and labor time if she were to take it to the dealership?

Also, Does anyone have a Helms manual for the 92 Accord EX??

THANKS A LOT for you help!

 

For a manual, you could try eBay or an auto store. (Nice *****.)