Hi, I own a 1998 Civic Type R (EK9), it has 39,000 miles on the clock and seem to get blue smoke from the exhaust on gear change/pulling away from traffic lights. I believe this is burning oil, but why? Can anyone suggest any bits that need checking as its booked in to be looked at next week.

Has anyone else had this problem and if so how did you solve it?

Thanks,
Rick

 

oil..you prolly burning oil

 

im not sure where it can be from, but the worst it would be is a headgasket

 

i second the headgasket... might even just be that the headbolts aren't torqued on right...

 

valves seals...check your oil....lol...maybe a compression check

 

Thanks guys for your help.

I will keep you posted hopefully it won't cost to much to repair.

Thanks,
Rik

 

Rings,time for a rebuild....

 

rings, valve seals, stop useing blue oil

 

It's not your headgasket.
More than likely it's your rings. If it was a bad headgasket you'd be burning coolant, which would be white smoke.

 

Is it really a ctr?

 

Thanks again guys!!! Will speak to Honda this weekend, I believe it is a long job to do, that means more money, arhhhh!!! Other then that i will stop using the blue oil, ha ha ha.

Yeah is a '98 CTR in black, there isn't many here in the UK, but if there is they are always White. I tell u what, wish I was over there want to see the drag racing etc....as there isn't much that happens here, I mean once every few months we have a drag racing event on an old airfield thats about it, the rest is street racing.

Thanks,
Rik