so i have a lsv turbo in my ek hatch and i was wondering how to tell if my head is lifting?

it doesnt leak oil unless um in boost idk if thats a sign or not could someone help me?? thanks

 

what do you mean leaking oil?

 

head lift = burning /losing coolant or pressurizing the coolant system not oil leaking. you probably dont have proper crankcase ventilation judging buy the question and your pushin oil out of old worn seals

 

by the vtec silinoid where the head and the block meet. motor runs fin but if i get in boost after im done driving it there will be oil by the eingine stamp where it says b18b1. i was wondering if that would be my head lifting under boost or not im not sure this is my first turbo car

 

you just have an oil leak. head lift would be followed by overheating.

 

it leaks quit a bit when im in boost but it wont leak if im not but the oil is coming from the head gasket, if its not my head lifting what is it and how can i fix it

 

because excessive crankcase pressure and an old leaky seal. and there is no vtec solinoid with a b18b1 LOL. maybe the rubber cam seal is leaking, usually does

 

dur!!! its a lsv=vtec head=theres a solenoid=not a b18b1 head=dur!!! hahaha lol j/k

 

right lsv well either way its a oil seal or gasket, not head lift. headlift is followed by overheating and oil in coolant or coolant in oil

 

seals are brand new and the only place it is leaking is the head gasket its not coming from any other place. what seals you think it could be if that is it?

 

Alot of Honda's leak from that area, if you were lifting your head the temps would climb after a pull and depending on how bad it was lifting you would be pushing coolant into the overflow and if it was really bad you would know it lol

 

[QUOTE=96 GSR-T;45158698]Alot of Honda's leak from that area, if you were lifting your head the temps would climb after a pull and depending on how bad it was lifting you would be pushing coolant into the overflow and if it was really bad you would know it lol[/QUOTE


i cant do a full pull in my car, its still getting broke in, i wanna fix this leak or head lifting or whatever it is b4 i get tuned so i havent done a full pull in my car. but if i give it half throttle to 4500rpms it will build 10psi and thats when it would leak, but if i stay in vacum and dont boost on it, it will not leak at all

 

oh, so your just f-in around on a basemap with a brand new motor?

 

no its ready to be tuned now but i dont want to get it tuned till i fix the leak or head lifting or whatever

 

You need a catch can. Your pushing oil out the VC gasket

 

i was thinking i need a catch can also.its not coming from the valve cover tho,i can pretty much watch it come out of the head gasket.

 

just sayin

 

if its coming out of the headgasket like your saying and your boosting on a base map like a dumb *** then you likely poped the hg OR the block and or head surface is warped causing the oil leak ITS NOT HEAD LIFT

 

Are you sure it's not leaking from the distributor o-ring and running down to the head gasket seam?