I have a problem with a 91 accord 2.2 smoking when started cold and last about 15 minutes. I pulled the motor to figure if it was the head or rings.
The #2 piston is very clean valves on the exhaust side of #2 is got a milky look on them. Like water and oil mix. same one the plug of #2. Cylinder wall still has cross hatchings and looks fine.
Anyone have an idea of whether I should be looking at rings or Valve seats.
I can take pictures if that would help also.

Thanks
Don

 

is it burning off quite a bit of oil--obviously from the smoke it is burning some, but......

 

It will burn a quart a week running normal about 1 tank of gas.
Running it hard will burn a quart in 150 miles.

Thanks for the help
Don

 

hmmm--not much help without actually seeing it

 

Here is a couple of pictures




Hope this will help
Don

 

was there oil running down the block?

 

Check the block and the front is very clean. Back has some oil on it but not alot. Some more history on it.
There was a couple of valves and seats replace about 20,000 miles ago. Not long after it started smoking. The engine has 193,000 on it but still ran very good.
I ask the owner that had the valve work done if they knew which cylinder but they can't remember. I have a good feeling it was the #2

Thanks again for the help
Don

 

i bent the 1st and 3rd valves in my old civic, and after the new valve work she went through oil much quicker.....and i would have to agree with your thoughts on #2 from the pics. By the way welcome to H-T

 

Thanks for the Welcome and Thanks for the extra help and info. I will plan to pull the #2 piston tomorrow and see if there is a ring stuck. I will let you know what I find. Maybe this can be an easy fix or maybe I will look for a V-tech to put in it.
Thanks again
Don

 

gees #2 looks like crap... best of luck.....

 

1 2 and 4 look bad. when i took my engine out the piston where the valve proke loked like #1 2 and 4. the other 3 looked like ur #3.
since u there replace the piston rings. do a fix the head and u good to go for another 200k

 

Well I just took the pistons out and the number 2 just fell out when I removed the cap. The other 3 had to be pushed out. No rings was broken but maybe a little stuck on the oil ring. I plan to mik it tomorrow and see if the cylinder walls are all the same. Hopefully I can just replace rings and bearings and have head reworked and be back in business.

 

rebuild it for force introduction. make the engine ready for turbo. lol. u never know u might wanna put a turbo there. lol good luck with the work. show some pic of u work man.