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Old May 18, 2008 | 07:02 PM
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my car was smoking hella bad so i changed the head gasket and basically the whole cooling system but it still smokes, when i had the head off the cylinder walls looked smooth so i thought cant be fried rings my dad said somethin about the valve guides? wat could it be?

i already had to change the radiator,hoses,thermostat,waterpump,head gasket.
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Old May 19, 2008 | 02:29 AM
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Is it white smoke or black smoke? Either way you might to think about a entire rebuild!
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Old May 19, 2008 | 07:56 AM
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valve guide seals or worn valve guides might cause it to smoke. That is a fairly common problem on higher mileage honda's. bad piston rings can also do it, and it doesnt matter if there were no marks on the cylinder walls. the rings could still be worn enough to cause smoking. a leakdown test would be the most conclusive way to determine if your rings are sealing ok or not.

additionally, what color is the smoke? and if you take off your oil cap, does it look like a milkshake exploded? because the problem might be in your headgasket install as well..
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Old May 19, 2008 | 09:03 AM
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its definetly oil its like a blueish white..(that is oil right? lol) and ya ive started my car jus about everyday so everythin stays workin since the car isnt registered yet and i actually checked the oil cap yesterday and it is a caramel color. the only reason why i want to fix this is so that i can get my car emmisions test past so i can get it registered and put the zc in and fix this as a back up jus incase cuz i dont have the complete zc yet.
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