how to tell if car is burning oil
03-28-2005 | 10:02 AM
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Re: how to tell if car is burning oil
You could, but it won't be worth it because a new one will rust as well
because this shield gets quite hot. One could paint it with a special
paint to protect it, but that really is not needed -- there are many
civics/integras on the road with rust on the engine tins and their
performance is not affected.
That smoke you see must be from that sloppy oil change and will
eventually burn off.
Just make sure your car runs cool and your oil is at the proper level
-- check it frequently. Change the oil every 3-4K miles, don't "dog"
the car and your car's engine should last a long time.
One thing with civics: be sure to change the timing belt when it needs
to be changed (at 90K miles, I think), because a breaking belt can
wreck the engine and it will not give you any fair warning.
Perhaps see if your local high school or tech college offers classes on
basic car maintenance and basic repairs -- I think this is a must for
anyone that owns an older car or intends to hold onto a car.
Besides properly maintaining a car, it will also teach you what can go
wrong with a car and also help you not get ripped off when you go to a
mechanic.
Remco
because this shield gets quite hot. One could paint it with a special
paint to protect it, but that really is not needed -- there are many
civics/integras on the road with rust on the engine tins and their
performance is not affected.
That smoke you see must be from that sloppy oil change and will
eventually burn off.
Just make sure your car runs cool and your oil is at the proper level
-- check it frequently. Change the oil every 3-4K miles, don't "dog"
the car and your car's engine should last a long time.
One thing with civics: be sure to change the timing belt when it needs
to be changed (at 90K miles, I think), because a breaking belt can
wreck the engine and it will not give you any fair warning.
Perhaps see if your local high school or tech college offers classes on
basic car maintenance and basic repairs -- I think this is a must for
anyone that owns an older car or intends to hold onto a car.
Besides properly maintaining a car, it will also teach you what can go
wrong with a car and also help you not get ripped off when you go to a
mechanic.
Remco
03-28-2005 | 10:02 AM
#35
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Re: how to tell if car is burning oil
You could, but it won't be worth it because a new one will rust as well
because this shield gets quite hot. One could paint it with a special
paint to protect it, but that really is not needed -- there are many
civics/integras on the road with rust on the engine tins and their
performance is not affected.
That smoke you see must be from that sloppy oil change and will
eventually burn off.
Just make sure your car runs cool and your oil is at the proper level
-- check it frequently. Change the oil every 3-4K miles, don't "dog"
the car and your car's engine should last a long time.
One thing with civics: be sure to change the timing belt when it needs
to be changed (at 90K miles, I think), because a breaking belt can
wreck the engine and it will not give you any fair warning.
Perhaps see if your local high school or tech college offers classes on
basic car maintenance and basic repairs -- I think this is a must for
anyone that owns an older car or intends to hold onto a car.
Besides properly maintaining a car, it will also teach you what can go
wrong with a car and also help you not get ripped off when you go to a
mechanic.
Remco
because this shield gets quite hot. One could paint it with a special
paint to protect it, but that really is not needed -- there are many
civics/integras on the road with rust on the engine tins and their
performance is not affected.
That smoke you see must be from that sloppy oil change and will
eventually burn off.
Just make sure your car runs cool and your oil is at the proper level
-- check it frequently. Change the oil every 3-4K miles, don't "dog"
the car and your car's engine should last a long time.
One thing with civics: be sure to change the timing belt when it needs
to be changed (at 90K miles, I think), because a breaking belt can
wreck the engine and it will not give you any fair warning.
Perhaps see if your local high school or tech college offers classes on
basic car maintenance and basic repairs -- I think this is a must for
anyone that owns an older car or intends to hold onto a car.
Besides properly maintaining a car, it will also teach you what can go
wrong with a car and also help you not get ripped off when you go to a
mechanic.
Remco
03-28-2005 | 03:19 PM
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Re: how to tell if car is burning oil
"rynniki" <rynniki@wmconnect.com> wrote in message
news:cd2e19c188236d9ba462721b195b5ac4@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> hey guys I am back with another question. How can I tell if my car is
> burning oil?
If the valve stem seals are worn out or just old: sometimes blue smoke on
startup, but the best test is under hard acceleration. If you get blue /
black smoke, its the seals.
If the oil rings are worn out (about 180,000+ km), the engine will smoke
after a about 5 minutes of idle. Good test is what happens idling in peak
hour traffic. If theres a cloud od blue smoke when you finally get moving,
its the rings.
If the engine has done 200,000+ you likely need both.
Stewart DIBBS
news:cd2e19c188236d9ba462721b195b5ac4@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> hey guys I am back with another question. How can I tell if my car is
> burning oil?
If the valve stem seals are worn out or just old: sometimes blue smoke on
startup, but the best test is under hard acceleration. If you get blue /
black smoke, its the seals.
If the oil rings are worn out (about 180,000+ km), the engine will smoke
after a about 5 minutes of idle. Good test is what happens idling in peak
hour traffic. If theres a cloud od blue smoke when you finally get moving,
its the rings.
If the engine has done 200,000+ you likely need both.
Stewart DIBBS
03-28-2005 | 03:19 PM
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Re: how to tell if car is burning oil
"rynniki" <rynniki@wmconnect.com> wrote in message
news:cd2e19c188236d9ba462721b195b5ac4@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> hey guys I am back with another question. How can I tell if my car is
> burning oil?
If the valve stem seals are worn out or just old: sometimes blue smoke on
startup, but the best test is under hard acceleration. If you get blue /
black smoke, its the seals.
If the oil rings are worn out (about 180,000+ km), the engine will smoke
after a about 5 minutes of idle. Good test is what happens idling in peak
hour traffic. If theres a cloud od blue smoke when you finally get moving,
its the rings.
If the engine has done 200,000+ you likely need both.
Stewart DIBBS
news:cd2e19c188236d9ba462721b195b5ac4@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> hey guys I am back with another question. How can I tell if my car is
> burning oil?
If the valve stem seals are worn out or just old: sometimes blue smoke on
startup, but the best test is under hard acceleration. If you get blue /
black smoke, its the seals.
If the oil rings are worn out (about 180,000+ km), the engine will smoke
after a about 5 minutes of idle. Good test is what happens idling in peak
hour traffic. If theres a cloud od blue smoke when you finally get moving,
its the rings.
If the engine has done 200,000+ you likely need both.
Stewart DIBBS
03-28-2005 | 06:51 PM
#38
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Re: how to tell if car is burning oil
rynniki wrote:
>
> it is a 1994 civic dx,we bought it used from someone we know,i dont know
> if the pvc has beem changed,did you read my other questions too
How many miles are on this car? Did you get a copy of the service records
when you purchased it? If not, then since you purchased the car from
someone you know they might be able to give these to you so you'll know
what's been done to it over the years.
By the way, here's a link to a diagram that shows the general location of
the PCV valve on a '94 Civic, http://tinyurl.com/5bqve, the PCV valve is
item #6 in the diagram. If you're interested, you can get a copy of the
factory service manual from http://www.helminc.com. These manuals are a
highly detailed source of information for your car.
Eric
>
> it is a 1994 civic dx,we bought it used from someone we know,i dont know
> if the pvc has beem changed,did you read my other questions too
How many miles are on this car? Did you get a copy of the service records
when you purchased it? If not, then since you purchased the car from
someone you know they might be able to give these to you so you'll know
what's been done to it over the years.
By the way, here's a link to a diagram that shows the general location of
the PCV valve on a '94 Civic, http://tinyurl.com/5bqve, the PCV valve is
item #6 in the diagram. If you're interested, you can get a copy of the
factory service manual from http://www.helminc.com. These manuals are a
highly detailed source of information for your car.
Eric
03-28-2005 | 06:51 PM
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Re: how to tell if car is burning oil
rynniki wrote:
>
> it is a 1994 civic dx,we bought it used from someone we know,i dont know
> if the pvc has beem changed,did you read my other questions too
How many miles are on this car? Did you get a copy of the service records
when you purchased it? If not, then since you purchased the car from
someone you know they might be able to give these to you so you'll know
what's been done to it over the years.
By the way, here's a link to a diagram that shows the general location of
the PCV valve on a '94 Civic, http://tinyurl.com/5bqve, the PCV valve is
item #6 in the diagram. If you're interested, you can get a copy of the
factory service manual from http://www.helminc.com. These manuals are a
highly detailed source of information for your car.
Eric
>
> it is a 1994 civic dx,we bought it used from someone we know,i dont know
> if the pvc has beem changed,did you read my other questions too
How many miles are on this car? Did you get a copy of the service records
when you purchased it? If not, then since you purchased the car from
someone you know they might be able to give these to you so you'll know
what's been done to it over the years.
By the way, here's a link to a diagram that shows the general location of
the PCV valve on a '94 Civic, http://tinyurl.com/5bqve, the PCV valve is
item #6 in the diagram. If you're interested, you can get a copy of the
factory service manual from http://www.helminc.com. These manuals are a
highly detailed source of information for your car.
Eric
03-31-2005 | 03:48 AM
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Re: how to tell if car is burning oil
rynniki wrote:
>
> thanks guys so much for helping,yes we have all the service records for
> the car ,also the timing belt was changed right before we bought the
> car.also the car has 125,000 miles on it
As long as you take care of this unit, you shouldn't really have too much of
a problem with oil burning. My '88 Civic has 233K miles and I rarely have
to add oil between oil changes done on a 3K mile interval.
Eric
>
> thanks guys so much for helping,yes we have all the service records for
> the car ,also the timing belt was changed right before we bought the
> car.also the car has 125,000 miles on it
As long as you take care of this unit, you shouldn't really have too much of
a problem with oil burning. My '88 Civic has 233K miles and I rarely have
to add oil between oil changes done on a 3K mile interval.
Eric
03-31-2005 | 03:48 AM
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Re: how to tell if car is burning oil
rynniki wrote:
>
> thanks guys so much for helping,yes we have all the service records for
> the car ,also the timing belt was changed right before we bought the
> car.also the car has 125,000 miles on it
As long as you take care of this unit, you shouldn't really have too much of
a problem with oil burning. My '88 Civic has 233K miles and I rarely have
to add oil between oil changes done on a 3K mile interval.
Eric
>
> thanks guys so much for helping,yes we have all the service records for
> the car ,also the timing belt was changed right before we bought the
> car.also the car has 125,000 miles on it
As long as you take care of this unit, you shouldn't really have too much of
a problem with oil burning. My '88 Civic has 233K miles and I rarely have
to add oil between oil changes done on a 3K mile interval.
Eric
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