So I did a compression test because i was getting clouds of white smoke from exhaust, got 235-220-120-235 fully built B16 head, stock LS pistons and rods. Dont see any oil in my water the only signs of the two mixing is on the bottom of the oil cap there is milky oil. Dipstick is clean. Dont know what to do. any help is greatly appreciated

 

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Did you do a wet compression test too?

Rings would cause darker blueish smoke. Coolant causes white. Does it have a sweet smell? It could be the intake manifold gasket. Or worst case, head gasket.

 

Dont know what a wet test even is lol. But when i added oil to low cylinder, it didnt really go up that much. maybe 5 or so

 

Adding oil is a wet test lol

 

oh, well did that and like i said went up by maybe 5 lol

 

you need to do a leakdown test to confirm where you're losing compression. MAKE SURE YOU DO THIS BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE REPAIRS.

for the milky oil cap, check your pcv valve. if it's bad, it can cause this as well.
are you losing any coolant?

 

i have no pcv valve, just a filter on the valve cover

 

Ttt

 

not sure why you're bumping this. you have to perform a leakdown test. that's pretty much it

 

^^ exactly.

 

Because I don't have a leak down test, no need to be dicks. Trying to just say whats going on with what I can work with right now.work schedule keeps me from going to get the test. I do have a block tester and that liquid solution, would that be of any use?

 

The only way to accurately diagnose is gonna be a leakdown test dude. If you don't have it, take it to a mechanic, it's the onyl way to figure out where the issue is. For all you know it's a stuck valve..which often happens when just one cylinder is low.

 

I understand. Just was fucjing around and it only smokes when pcv port on valve cover is blocked off car smokes out of control

 

This is the smoke color, would you consider it blue or white lol?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xklLlnrtSQ

 

Can't really tell. But it could always be your turbo seals you know?

 

would seals cause messed up compression?

 

No. Sorry I forgot your one cylinder was low.

 

run the engine with the oil filler cap off. see if it starts puffing out the hole

 

Yeah a little bit of smoke

 

does it smoke on start up?? im in the same boat dont know if ring's or valves..
heres my thread about it have a read
https://honda-tech.com/forums/acura-integra-6/new-valves-%3D-smoke-3010128/

my old mans a mechanic he said from whats hapening it point's to ring's for me..
but since by the sounds of it yours smoke's on start up, it doesnt sound like rings are the prob

 

god. just get the leakdown test done. you have low compression in cyl3. and you said the wet test made no difference. get it done

 

so it was the rings i guess. gunna put them in this week, but would i buy just standard size rings for LS? theres no bore or anything but i was just making sure

 

also i was looking up to order them and some sites say the gsr and ls rings are the same??

 

Care to explain how you came to this conclusion? I just want to help you be sure.

READ THIS:
Do not order the rings yet, if it is rings leaking it could very likeky be the sleeve more than the rings as well. After you get the head off and pistons out, use a bore guage, or t-gauge and micrometer (buy them) to check for cylinder runout (roundness) and to make sure every bore is in spec. If they are, then order the rings and gap to spec. If the cylinders are a little out of spec, you will need 81.5mm or larger pistons with rings, depending on results, and a cylinder bore/hone.

Look up how to measure cylinder runout/roundness. If you are going to do internals, do it right the first time, don't skimp out since you are already in there.