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Need Help!! Bad Rings Or bad Valve seals ?

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Old Sep 15, 2013 | 08:38 AM
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Default Need Help!! Bad Rings Or bad Valve seals ?

Hi I am new to the form so I'm sorry I break any rules lol.

Okay so my car started to smoke a little and it looks blueish smoke so I know it's oil.

It's a 1997 Honda Civic 1.6 SOHC V-Tec 5 speed 149 K Miles.

So I am now trying to see if its my piston rings or my valve seals or valve guides. The car has good compression.

1. 145
2. 145
3. 150
5. 150

The car runs great no loss of power or anything like that.

I also made a video http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q7NIqtcH4A

Please any advice/comments would be appreciated.

Thanks
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Old Sep 15, 2013 | 09:15 AM
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I would say bad valve seals.
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Old Sep 15, 2013 | 01:27 PM
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I was hoping it was that thanks
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Old Sep 15, 2013 | 02:59 PM
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Default Re: Need Help!! Bad Rings Or bad Valve seals ?

Yeah i would say seals as well. I had my rings go out in my old civic and there was clouds of smoke. That's how i knew it was my rings. Good Luck!
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Old Sep 15, 2013 | 03:06 PM
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Rings can be going bad without blowing smoke with those numbers. Do a wet compression test, or, even better, a leakdown test.
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Old Sep 15, 2013 | 08:50 PM
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Default Re: Need Help!! Bad Rings Or bad Valve seals ?

Thanks everyone, I'm just going to replace the engine itself.
It was the valve guide seals I'm just going to run it until I have enough saved up to drop a Jdm engine in.
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