Hello,

So i swapped my VC last night and i noticed immediately after taking it off, that the oil smelled heavily of gasoline.

I checked the dipstick and the oil is really thin and runny, and the stick reads over the full dot.

Just wondering what could cause this, and how to fix it.

If anybody has any experience with this kinda thing, please let me know.

Thanks.

 

Bad rings??????????????

 

does your motor burn oil?

 

good compression?

 

Bad rings.... an Gas from the Chamber has seekd down into oil?????

 

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you need to replace piston rings

 

I've also got this, but I think I'm running a bit richer than normal since I've already fouled 3 plugs in 400 miles. I'm not burning oil though.

 

Yes it is burning oil, and smoking pretty bad.
Also the valves tick really loud, i was told a valve adjustment would fix that?

 

well, there's your answer. your rings seem worn.

a valve adjustment would most likely fix that. when was the last time a valve adjustment was done?

 

Im not sure the last time they were adjusted, i just got the engine from a "friend", who didnt tell me the engine had problems.

 

seems like you "friend" lied.

rings need to be replace and a valve lash adjustment.

 

i don't know about you guys, but i adjust my valves every 2 or 3 oil changes.

 

wow, thats seems like a bit of over kill

 

I would do all this myself, but honestly ive never done it or seen it been done.
I was thinking about just taking it to honda. but i dont know.

 

MORE than overkill...

 

i wouldnt take it honda inless you know sometone that works there,
they can be quiet expensive.

 

Yes i do know a guy, i told him about the car burning oil and smoking, a couple weeks ago, he told me how they would replace the rings and all that, but i will shop around and see what i can find.

 

overkill, huh? when you drive a motor that revs to close to 9k rpm's daily, i think it's a good idea to check your valve lash within that amount of time. it's your motor, so you can do what you want. Honda recommends checking the valve lash around 15,000 miles or so, but i'd rather be more safe than sorry. in my eyes, there is no such thing as overkill when it comes to my motor. there is no harm in checking the valve clearance every 9-10k miles.