GutterPunkmobile

Falstaff · Sep 25, 2004, 02:10 PM

Gregs 2000 Honda Civic has a little oil consumption problem, replaced the pcv valve, plugs and scraped the distributer and polished the rotor, changed the oil and ran the vacumn lines out. I am pretty sure he had a bad pcv, the ball and spring were not even moving, and the folks at Team Honda didnt replace anything on the last tuneup, was eating a quart or two every other week, so I think the PCV is sucking it from the crankcase into the intake manifold. Any how, if it had bad rings or valve guides that would explain the heavy fresh black carbon on his old plugs, and the gap went from 40 to about 70 thousandths on the original plugs, now this is a 1.6 engine so it isnt a racing car, but it is odd. I think when the engine gets above 3 grand the oil is coming in past the PCV or the valve guides, what do yall think?

drakesteakn · Sep 25, 2004, 09:35 PM

dang greg. i hope i get this RX-7 i looked at today. it was sweet. made an offer. hope they take

Razgriz · Sep 25, 2004, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drakesteakn

dang greg. i hope i get this RX-7 i looked at today. it was sweet. made an offer. hope they take

they are fast

(and so are cops....

)

IamLakota · Sep 26, 2004, 07:37 AM

Does the car smoke all the time when running even at idle, if so then it's probly rings,if it smokes just when started,and puffs smoke "after you accelarate and let off the gas" then it's valve stem seals.Does this car have a EGR valve if it does then the egr system could be full of carbon and not working properly.Why didn't the Honda shop replace the bad items on the last tune-up??? You should get your money back from that,sounds funky thats for sure.

GutterPunk · Sep 26, 2004, 06:38 PM

like no smoke comes out

and the carbon on the rings was a build up after 4 years, it wasnt heavy carbon though... definitely not much at all... and a compression test was flawless, so rings aren't a question. what is the egr valve?

I just dont think it burnt up that much oil... as the plugs werent bad and was only a light layer of carbon above the sparking part as there was no carbon on the actualy bottom part of the plug

Falstaff · Sep 30, 2004, 05:15 PM

Hey Greg,
your old hoopie seems to be running pretty good now and you cleaned it out, are you using your car instead of a hotel now?

Sep 25, 2004, 02:10 PM	#1
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 18,142 Rep Power: 131	GutterPunkmobile Gregs 2000 Honda Civic has a little oil consumption problem, replaced the pcv valve, plugs and scraped the distributer and polished the rotor, changed the oil and ran the vacumn lines out. I am pretty sure he had a bad pcv, the ball and spring were not even moving, and the folks at Team Honda didnt replace anything on the last tuneup, was eating a quart or two every other week, so I think the PCV is sucking it from the crankcase into the intake manifold. Any how, if it had bad rings or valve guides that would explain the heavy fresh black carbon on his old plugs, and the gap went from 40 to about 70 thousandths on the original plugs, now this is a 1.6 engine so it isnt a racing car, but it is odd. I think when the engine gets above 3 grand the oil is coming in past the PCV or the valve guides, what do yall think? __________________ The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.

Sep 25, 2004, 09:35 PM	#2
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,042 Rep Power: 44	dang greg. i hope i get this RX-7 i looked at today. it was sweet. made an offer. hope they take __________________

Sep 26, 2004, 07:37 AM	#4
IamLakota DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Viriginia Posts: 563 Rep Power: 0	Does the car smoke all the time when running even at idle, if so then it's probly rings,if it smokes just when started,and puffs smoke "after you accelarate and let off the gas" then it's valve stem seals.Does this car have a EGR valve if it does then the egr system could be full of carbon and not working properly.Why didn't the Honda shop replace the bad items on the last tune-up??? You should get your money back from that,sounds funky thats for sure. __________________ Harley Davidson: If You Have To Ask You Wouldn't Understand!!! System Specs: Mobo:Asus P6T Deluxe V2,intel i7 920,2x BFG 8800GTOC 512's SLI,Corsair 6gigs tri channel pc12800CL8 2xWD Velociraptor's 2x74gig WD Raptor , X-Fi Fatal1ty Titainium,HANNS-G HG281HD 1080p 28" monitor,Coolermaster HAF/922,PC-PWR&Cooling Sliencer 750,CoolerMaster V8 HSF

Sep 26, 2004, 06:38 PM	#5
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 54	like no smoke comes out and the carbon on the rings was a build up after 4 years, it wasnt heavy carbon though... definitely not much at all... and a compression test was flawless, so rings aren't a question. what is the egr valve? I just dont think it burnt up that much oil... as the plugs werent bad and was only a light layer of carbon above the sparking part as there was no carbon on the actualy bottom part of the plug __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt

Sep 30, 2004, 05:15 PM	#6
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 18,142 Rep Power: 131	Hey Greg, your old hoopie seems to be running pretty good now and you cleaned it out, are you using your car instead of a hotel now? __________________ The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.