I got a jdm b16a, and what i start it up, usually when its cold it smokes a lil but then it stops. any ideas what that means?

 

Color of smoke? Probably just condensation.

 

white

 

Smell like oil or just exhaust fumes?

 

actually im sorry the smoke is blue, not white, smells like oil

 

-Get a compression test/leakdown done..

-Blue smoke is usually an indication of burning oil from what i understand whether it is under acceleration or startup...(Def on acceleration...)

Under acceleration if you see blue smoke it is most likely pistons rings, but if you just start up it is probably your valves..

Edit, just found this link by searching:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2259298

Schister gives very good advice..

 

Valve stem seals are bad as a possibility if only at startup.

 

how hard are the valve stem seals to change? And yes it is only at start up, goes away when start driving.


Modified by HondaS2000 at 10:16 PM 7/22/2008

 

your lucky its just valve stem seals, replacing them with the head off is pretty easy but with the head on the motor it takes some skill's.

 

ok so yall dont think its piston rings??