First read this post...this is what I was doing before the white smoke
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=567745

I took out the SAFC and wired the ecu back to stock. When I first start the car when its cold it runs fine. when it heats up a little White smoke and water will come out of the exhaust and when I rev it up a lot of smoke will come out. Heres what Ive checked:

1) Compression tested perfect, all 4 cyl and theres no water in the cyl i took out the plugs and looked in there with a flashlight and had someone crank the car over
2) I took off the radiator cap and there is the milky stuff floating at the top of the water
3) I pulled off the valve cover and I didnt see any water in the oil

Is this a headgasket? What else can i check to be 100% sure or could there be another problem...Also how could this happen from installing a SAFC wrong??
Thanks for any advice.

 

ttt

 

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headgasket...

 

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you mean headgasket...

ok so I guess its not too serious...any idea how a mis-installed AFC coulda caused this?? Thanks for the help...

 

I honestly think it's a weird coincidence that it happened at the same time. I really don't see how incorrect SAFC wiring could cause that, it just doesn't make sense to me.

Adam

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by arw321 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I honestly think it's a weird coincidence that it happened at the same time. I really don't see how incorrect SAFC wiring could cause that, it just doesn't make sense to me.

Adam
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Me neither and especially since the motor is a 2001 with 21K miles.....

 

help!

 

BTW its a 2001 LS motor with only 20K miles on it...

 

I have same problem with you trydayk1.. I had headgasket replaced.. It coming out from my header after the engine heated up hot.. white smoke is coming out below there.. going to see the shop tomorrow to find out what wrong..

 

could be a warped head (not allowing the gasket to seal properly)...

but as far as I know that's it... it's either the gasket or warpage... coolant and oil don't have an opportunity to mix anywhere else....

 

Man do I feel like an ***! Heres what happened: I messed up the wiring when trying to install my safc....The car was running hella rich,I mean so rich that gas was comming out of the header. All I can figure is that a lot of gas got into the cat. When it mixed with water and burned it produced white smoke out the exhaust. After I drove it around a lil and burned all that crap out the car runs fine... I got the SAFC installed correctly now if I can only get these damn injectors to fit right!!

 

What did you wire wrong on the safc? I am having the same problem. When I hooked up my safc the car went to crap. So i disconnected it and now white smoke.


Mike

 

heres what i found out...i wired it to the diagram according to the FRONT of my ECU plung and your supposed to wire it according to the BACK of the plug...very confusing directions. Im not the only ******* who has done this too they should have been more specific on their directions.....