burning oil
 

Hi, i have a civic LX 97' stock everything on the engine. When I checked my oil only 2,000 miles after changing it i noticed it was a quart low and had a burned smell and look to it. my engine has 140,000 miles on it. Do any of you have any suggestions of what to do?;(

maybe the valve cover gasket has a cut in it, mine got one for no reason at all

is there any way to tell if it is cut without tearing apart the engine. i was reading the repair manual and it looks a little involved. If I took the thing apart, should I go ahead and rebuild the engine. I am starting to look at ways to improve performance.

ok,.. is there any wet or grimy spots? cause if theres a cut in any gasket, there will be a leak. is there any blue smoke out of the exaust? when you first start it or get on it?

there are no leaks present and if there is blue smoke, it is only a little

if there is blue smoke you are burning oil. have your engine compression checked. the test kit is around $25-30. is your idle weird ? does your oil smell like unburnt gas ?

yes, it does smell like the unburned gas, I didn't think anything of it until I checked my oil, i have not had the car for more than 2 months. If it is burning oil, what is the best way to fix it.

it's more likely that your rings are messed up.

is there a place online where I can look for new rings with pricing. If I replace these, should i get ones with a higher compression ratio than stock? thanx

www.summitracing.com aroun 120 for the rings and 500 for the Pistons, pins, rings.

www.hondaautomotiveparts.com $8 a ring $25 a piston.

but my guess is that you need to replace only the rings.

thanks for the help!!!! I found some I will buy.

your seriously just gunna tell this guy to rip apart his motor and replace his rings without ANY diagnosis?????

are you serious..

There should at least be a little investigation. suggest cleaning the motor and searching for new oil spots after a week or two.

At least do a compression and leak down test first.

I wouldn't go ripping into the internals just to replace rings on a "hunch" that you got on the internet.