1990 Honda Civic Repair Question
Asked on October 5, 2008
1990 Honda Civic my car smokes alot
Engine Mechanical problem
1990 Honda Civic 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Manual 120000 miles
hi i have a 1990 honda civic si with a 1.6l engine it has 183000 kilometers and it smokes alot i drove it 500kilometers on the hi-way and i had to put 1.5 leters of oil when i got home.it doesn't leak any oil but i noticed that it sprays oil from the exhaust pipe. the car was well maintained since new but it sat for 2 years then i had this problem. could u guys help me please? thanks
1990 Honda Civic 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Manual 120000 miles
hi i have a 1990 honda civic si with a 1.6l engine it has 183000 kilometers and it smokes alot i drove it 500kilometers on the hi-way and i had to put 1.5 leters of oil when i got home.it doesn't leak any oil but i noticed that it sprays oil from the exhaust pipe. the car was well maintained since new but it sat for 2 years then i had this problem. could u guys help me please? thanks
Answer
Replied on October 6, 2008
If no actual leaking-its being burn in the combustion chamber could be valves or rings problem-get an engine compression check to determine which
Replied on October 6, 2008
it actually has alot of power and there is no modification done to this car, it went up on a 1 kilometere hill on 5th gear without slowing down.
Replied on October 6, 2008
it doesn't leak any oil but i noticed that it sprays oil from the exhaust pipe.
The only way for the oil to make it out of the exhaust pipe is your combustion chamber is leaking. Again rings or valves