white smoke from exhaust!!!!

kukazhina

Well...I change cilinder,filters and few other peaces but still white smoke coming!!! the worst is when I start the car!!!
Will I shud change engine? Will its helps?
I have 96 honda civic 1.4
Im trying to selling it to

Atlantic Dawn

Usually a sign that the car is burning oil or that water has mixed with the oil and possible head gasket issue.

kukazhina

Will its cost a lot to fix it?

Comer1

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kukazhina

Comer1 wrote: »

New Pope elected???

where is that?

Anan1

OP - How's the coolant level looking?

Muckie

Pop the oil cap off the engine cover and have a look see if the theres a "white fatty gunk"

around the inside of the cap, that and take out the dipstick and see if theres any

water on it. Sure sign of head gasket failure.

kukazhina

Anan1 wrote: »

OP - How's the coolant level looking?

well,never think about that,but I get full service so I think that was include to...will check in na morning....

kukazhina

Muckie wrote: »

Pop the oil cap off the engine cover and have a look see if the theres a "white fatty gunk"

around the inside of the cap, that and take out the dipstick and see if theres any

water on it. Sure sign of head gasket failure.

will do...u think its cud cost a lot to fix?

Tomas_S

New Pope elected???

kukazhina wrote: »

where is that?

:D:D:pac:

Muckie

Price for a headgasket varys form mechanics(some are worse than others)

so shop around. My guess would be between €450 and €600.

Hope that helps.

coylemj

Isn't while smoke also a sign that the mix is too rich and you're churning petrol vapour out the exhaust?

beaver111

if head gaskett is gone the car will be boiling check for water coming out of the exaust

Muckie

beaver111 wrote: »

if head gaskett is gone the car will be boiling check for water coming out of the exaust

Thats another sign, if the engine temp in up and being running for a while alrite. Water trickle out the exhaust and white vapour smoke( water from the engine and the white smoke as the coolant is being burnt)

Hopefully its not the case, keep us updated OP

jimmyw

coylemj wrote: »

Isn't while smoke also a sign that the mix is too rich and you're churning petrol vapour out the exhaust?

No, then it would be black.White is water, blue is oil.

dr.fuzzenstein

kukazhina wrote: »

Well...I change cilinder,

You changed a cylinder? Can you elaborate on that?

joecreed

Ever heard of Steel-seal? I used it on my car and it's running grand ever since. Sorted out the head-gasket problem & saved me a packet on the mechanic. I used it on a Peugeot 306 and it worked grand. It's known not to work on any BMW's, but they guarantee it 100% on any other car. Its available in a few places in Ireland but I ended up ordering it from the UK. Check it out though, might be worth a gamble.

tooler7

Hi op,

I had the same problem with my car (Prelude) and needed an engine rebuild but instead jst got an engine change which was 1,350e obv yours wont be as expensive cause its a smaller engine!

kukazhina

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

You changed a cylinder? Can you elaborate on that?

well...thats what sad mechanic...i wasnt there when he fix...:(

kukazhina

tooler7 wrote: »

Hi op,

I had the same problem with my car (Prelude) and needed an engine rebuild but instead jst got an engine change which was 1,350e obv yours wont be as expensive cause its a smaller engine!

where did u get this done?

SV

I'm just gonna go out and say it so..

OP, give up.
Cut your losses and sell the car as is.

tooler7

SV wrote: »

I'm just gonna go out and say it so..

OP, give up.
Cut your losses and sell the car as is.

Good advice for the type of car imo!!! Sorry op

kukazhina

SV wrote: »

I'm just gonna go out and say it so..

OP, give up.
Cut your losses and sell the car as is.

I have in donedeal and advert but who will buy faulty car