she passed a compression test 150psi on all 4!! my spark plugs had signs that they were too hot but, they were also gapped wrong. need about .45 they were .25-.35. anyways she burns oil, quite a bit. but i can only see smoke after i hit vtec. and it's inconsistent. most of the time it happens in first idk if it happens cold i never hit vtec cold. sometimes it'll happen in 2nd and i've left a trail damn near a mile long from a NICE run in 3rd. if i stop and take off spinning tires it doesn't really happen but when i pull off from that like when i shift from 1st to 2nd it usuall puffs out a nice cloud of blue smoke. wtf could cause that if it's holding such great compression?
f23a1 oil burn
- Thread starter oakshaun
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coops-sedan
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Did you just install an easier breathing exhaust by any chance?
Ditto.
If your comp is good it's not those rings or the bore.
Could also check block ventilation sys, prolly oil rings though.
alright, seafoam it is. don't see how it's could hurt much. about these tranny's though, my brother did research on his s2000 and said honda made the drain plug too high so there was too much fluid. anything like that going with these transmission? and motor oil mtf or the lightest gear oil i can find say, 65w-80? because i just like to have gear oil in manual transmissions
ok, seafoam didn't work put it in the oil, put it in the vacumn lines, put it in the gas tank. but i think it helped otherwise. but after a good clean, replacement of the distributor shaft seal, and fresh oil. she only puffs out the smoke at 5750 rpm so, guess i just won't redline it anymore. i don't that often just checking for that damn smoke lately? (sounds like a good excuse right?) next step is to replace that cat and them o2's.
what are you talking about?
and i'm a little nervous about somebody telling me to drive the **** outta my car.
Jarrett
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Especially from someone who doesn't know what oil rings are. Oil rings are the lowest ring in a piston ring pack. Usually it's made up of three separate rings. The valve stem seals are something that, if leaking, would cause the engine to burn oil and still be able to pass a compression test.
