burning oil

[ace69247no13]

it seems when i sit idleing for more than a few minutes at a long light or something that i start getting smoke from my tailpipe and when i start to go again i get a few large puffs of smoke then it goes away until i idle again for a few i know its oil cause i can smell it any ideas???

[NXRacer]

your valve guides are worn/wearing out. pretty typical for a honda that has high miles or has been driven hard.

[ace69247no13]

230000 miles but my experience was valve guide leaks showed up when cold starting not while idiling

[NXRacer]

usually that is the case. Could be blow-by. thats a heckuva lot of miles. you could try switching to a heavier weight oil in the mean time. sounds like you're well in need of a rebuild/new motor.

[FyreDaug]

Or even minor head work could fix it, not neccesarily rebuilding the engine and its cheaper. Plus you can clean out all the crap in the head and get better power+milage

[AZmike]

Spending a few minutes and doing a wet/dry compression test will tell you whether it's the head or the rings.

[ace69247no13]

good point and now that i just got a bunch of free snap on stuff handed to me i can do such a test

[Blkblurr]

Sounds like you need to replace the valve guide seals. check the valve guides for play while your at it. I had 231,000 miles on my car when I took the head off and had the head machined, the valve seats reground and the valve guide seals replaced. After that my compression was slightly better than new and oil usage disappered.