my car has been smoking alot lately and first thing i was going to check was the compression. whats the acceptable compression for a stock d16z6? also, could anyone give me an idea of whats causing the smoking. the smoke doesnt appear to be white/bluish, its mostly white. the smoke gets worse when i step on the gas. could improper ignition timing cause the smoke? please advise. thanks

 

head gasket.
it all depends on how many miles it has?
and was it beat its whole life