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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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i have a b20b-vtech in a eg and im having a leak somewhere.. can it be my head gasket is bad??? or is there another possible reason?? spotted oil on my tranny n oil around my header... its wierd.. never happened when on old car. just DROP it in today n having a leak... any ideas??
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 08:34 PM
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If you don't know where its coming from, try cleaning the oil off, and then check daily for new oil. It will be hard to tell if oil is everywhere.
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 08:34 PM
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if its not ur valve cover it might be ur dizzy o-ring. white smoke where? exhaust? that usually means water/coolant in the oil but its probably freezing in MN so its probably that. oil on the tranny is most likely ur dizzy oring like i said tho.
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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clean off all the oil and drive the car and see where it reapears
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 09:00 PM
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if its not ur valve cover it might be ur dizzy o-ring. white smoke where? exhaust? that usually means water/coolant in the oil but its probably freezing in MN so its probably that. oil on the tranny is most likely ur dizzy oring like i said tho.
is the dizzy o-ring in the distributor?? white smoke from my exhasut.. LOTS of white smokes not like other cars in MN.. water coolant in my oil? wats the cause for that??
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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white smoke from my exhasut.. LOTS of white smokes not like other cars in MN.. water coolant in my oil? wats the cause for that??
Headgasket.
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 09:05 PM
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sorry to say it but sounds like head gasket
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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darn it.. i was hoping it wouldnt be the head gasket... new distributor so i dont think it is my dizzy o-ring either... thx... ill open my head later on... how do i know my head gasket is bad if opened..??
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how do i know my head gasket is bad if opened..??
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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holy ccrap... that means my motor is "F"ed up then... do i have to clean the motor b4 changing head gasket??
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 09:18 PM
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holy ccrap... that means my motor is "F"ed up then... do i have to clean the motor b4 changing head gasket??
yes that would be a good idea. also have the head sent to a machine shop to have the head checked and the mating surface plained so its true and strait. if you dont, look forward to changing the HG in a year or so lol
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probably your "cam seals" (on the cam gear side), my bro has a b20vtec and he has some aggressive skunk2 pro2's with toda cam gears, and it leaked for a while. we didnt see it until there was a major oil leak after we came from irwindle speedway. we had to switch it twice, but make sure you know what your doing, i recommend a pro tuner/builder to do it.

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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 09:26 PM
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probably your "cam seals" (on the cam gear side), my bro has a b20vtec and he has some aggressive skunk2 pro2's with toda cam gears, and it leaked for a while. we didnt see it until there was a major oil leak after we came from irwindle speedway. we had to switch it twice, but make sure you know what your doing, i recommend a pro tuner/builder to do it.

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yea but its leaking from the tranny side... oil on tranny n header
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 09:30 PM
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hmmm can it be my distributor is loose??? can this make my car put out LOTS of white smoke form exhaust??? i had to put in new distributor from my obd2- obd1 conversion swap... maybe my buddy didnt tight it...
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 09:47 PM
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dizzy has nothing to do with white smoke
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 09:53 PM
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ill clean up oil on motor tomorrow and test to see where its coming from... once i do that i will come back with reply.. please "fingers cross" not head gasket..
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 09:56 PM
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change the gasket, drain all fluids, add new oil and coolant. change oil at about 100miles.

after that you should be fine the heat of the motor will evaporate any water or coolant left over in the oil pan see that oil operating temperatures are much higher then coolant
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 10:36 PM
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change the gasket, drain all fluids, add new oil and coolant. change oil at about 100miles.

after that you should be fine the heat of the motor will evaporate any water or coolant left over in the oil pan see that oil operating temperatures are much higher then coolant
changing the gasket as in head gasket??
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just check to see if ur oil looks milky or frothy! if its nice and clear its not a headgasket. white smoke could be from the freezing temps like i said before. if ur coolant is leaking into the engine then u would be losing coolant! are ur coolant levels getting lower?
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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 02:16 PM
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just check to see if ur oil looks milky or frothy! if its nice and clear its not a headgasket. white smoke could be from the freezing temps like i said before. if ur coolant is leaking into the engine then u would be losing coolant! are ur coolant levels getting lower?
how would i check n see if my oil is milky/frothy.... do i have to drain it??? or is ther another way to check without draining my oil... and im pretty sure its not the cold weather... it smells bad like something burning... ill check the radiator fluid tho..
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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 02:18 PM
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ok i cleaned my motor... it leaking out of my header n some spots here n there on the tranny like sprinkling oil on my tranny...
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ok i cleaned my motor... it leaking out of my header n some spots here n there on the tranny like sprinkling oil on my tranny...
Can you post a picture?
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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 02:26 PM
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the leak is most likely your cam end cap seal.



This will show you how to replace it
http://www.team-integra.net/sections...?ArticleID=576
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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 02:42 PM
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[QUOTE=D16SiHatch;37271295]the leak is most likely your cam end cap seal.

dam i didnt know it can leak from there... i didnt check that place yet... ill go see.. pics coming in a bit
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