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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 05:53 PM
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hi there,

This is my mom 06 civc automatic, I noticed that blue some came out from exhaust when cold start, and I decided to change the valve cover and 4 new sparks. Unfortunately, the blue smoke till come out from the exhaust after cold start, and its out even more dense while drivin on highway. Any suggestions for that issue?? Thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 09:01 PM
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it's burning oil. new plugs and valve cover will do nothing to fix that. do compression and leakdown tests.
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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by doood
it's burning oil. new plugs and valve cover will do nothing to fix that. do compression and leakdown tests.
^^ This

Is it losing power yet? How much oil is left? Usually it's oil getting past the rings but, could be other things. The leakdown should tell you where the loss of compression is.
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 09:10 PM
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Thank for the helps, and leakdown is only done by mechanic, right??
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 09:33 PM
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you can do both yourself with the right tools. you can rent compression and leakdown testers from most parts stores but you'll need an air compressor for the leakdown test.
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 10:46 PM
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cool, tks dude :D
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 10:48 PM
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uh oh sounds like someone has some bad rings and/or valve stem seals or burnt up valves...
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 05:04 PM
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Really good video of a leakdown test:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgrfT0LFMhc
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 07:49 AM
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dam that suks
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by lazlong
Really good video of a leakdown test:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgrfT0LFMhc
this is a good video to learn from
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