So, I have blue smoke.

[MrBen]

Do you think there are any other possibilities?

I will check the oil tomorrow.

[MrBen]

I havent looked at the radiator level ever. In fact, I dont know what is full and what isnt on it.

[Gregs89AccordLxi]

hey u say it blows smoke, does it drip water from the tail pipe?

[MrBen]

Not that I've noticed. The only thing I noticed was the muffler is rusting, not on the tailpipe, but the bottom of the muffler. Just on the edge closest to the tailpipe, on the bottom.

[Gregs89AccordLxi]

well that could be a sign of water sitting in your muffler! well tommorow if you work with your car when u have it on go put your hand over the exhaust pipe, u should be able to feel if theres moisture/water coming out

[MrBen]

Alright. I'll definetly check it out. The muffler looks just fine- the pipe and everything isnt rusted, just that one part. What exactly is going on if I feel moisture?

[MrBen]

I was just talking to cdscowboy, and the only time I recall for sur ethat there was definetly blue exhaust was when I went to pick someone up about 10 minutes away and I was waiting in the parking lot, the wind was blowing the exhaust toward the front of the car. There was a lot of blue exhaust. The car had been driven previously that day, then sat for a while, and it was when I took it out again I noticed it. But it could have been doing it before also, I dunno.

[Gregs89AccordLxi]

well do it in the middle of the day when its hot, if u do it in the morning i think all cars give off a lill water/moisture, my dad had a ford temple a while back and he blew the head on it, it was blowing bluish/white smoke and driped water out of the tail pipe (little droplets), the moisture is from the engine burning the water/antifreeze

[MrBen]

I just remembered that that day I saw the blue smoke was when I had the oil changed.

I also remember one time I was behind my car when someone else was driving it, the engine wasnt all that warm, and it was blowing out a small amount of bluish exhaust.

[Gregs89AccordLxi]

u mean u seen the smoke after they did your oil? maybe they stuck in the wrong grade oil? were u there when they did the oil change

[maxoutracer]

your oil might be too thin! i drive hard so i run atleast 10w-40w so keep the whole engine lubu up. the blue smoke is either oil burning, piston rings, or head gasket. back in the days when i had 85 200zx, i ran it for hella long with no oil, lol... after when i noitce i don't have oil, once i put the oil in. hella white/blue smoke came out, that was the first sign of head gasket. i would get your car check out by a mechanic. head gasket is fairly easy to replace, just drop the valve block put new gasket and put your valve block on. it's like you just brought a new car, hehe...

[MrBen]

They used 10w-30 in it, same as always.

I started the car this morning, it was white exhaust. Haven't checked it when warm.

[bobafett]

hmm every so often my car blows a little blue smoke when i start it. but it only seems to be in teh AM when its cold..

damn i hope its not valve guides...

ghetto does your car always blow SOME smoke but sometimes its worse than others? im just trying to figure out if we have the same problem or not.. i figure its my valve guides, since my engine has 231,000 on it, and has been driven relatively hard in the last 20,000.

[maxoutracer]

i have 261,xxx miles on my 87 LS and it still run strong, hehe...

[MrBen]

I bet mine will still kick your ass. I can get up to 125mph still, just wait, I'll get a picture of the speedo sometime.

As for the oil situation, I am taking it to the shop. It's out of my hands, I dont know what it is. Seems like everything's fine, but, I know it isnt like it should be.

[maxoutracer]

it's not how many mph you get your 3geez up to, it's how you can handle you car. i spend $1500+ just on the supension alone, i recently just swap stock 113Hp D16A1 motor and went with a 130Hp ZC DOHC motor. i'm planning to a custom turbo in fall 2003, hopefully it will work out, hehe...


1988 Acura Integra Setup...

ZC DOHC 130HP motor
ACT HD Clutch
Crane HI6 Ignition Control
MSD PS-92 Coil
NGK Blue 8mm Wires
AEM TRU TIME Cam Gears
K&N Air Filter
Tokico Blue Shock - Front
KYB GR-2 Shock - Rear
Lightspeed Strut Bar
Lightspeed EG Racing Springs
Lightspeed 1" Rear Sway Bar
Lightspeed 4-2-1 Ceramic Header
Sebring Exhaust
New Brembo Rotors
SS Brake Lines
EBC Greenstuff - Front
PBR MetalMasters - Rear
H4 Headlight Conversion w/5000k FX Bulbs
Momo Competition Steering Wheel
Momo Leather Shift Knob
Momo Aluminum Pedals
Momo 4-Point Seat Belt Harness
1999 Honda Civic Si(optional) Wheels
Kumho ECSTA 711 205/50/15 Tires

here some pix of my ride...





1987 Acura Integra Setup...

Stock D16A1 DOHC motor
Custom CAI
Ebay Strut Bar
KYB GR-2 Shocks
Eibach Pro-Kit Springs
CP Exhaust
Custom Short Shifter
H4 Headlight 5000k Converstion
SE Side Skirts/Interior
Custom Fiberglass Spoiler
89 Front End Conversion
Advanti Rally Wheels
205/50/15 Sumitomo HTR 200 Tires

[rocky2]

Nobody mentioned ,to check for excessive oil on top of engine. Or at least take valve cover off and look for valve stem seals fragments in and around drain holes to crankcase. Oil maybe staying on top., Then when you check oil its overfilled. Thus oil has to go somewhere? Its worth a look-see,anyway

[bambamky]

hello a bluish colr smoke means a rich fuel/air mixture black smoke is where the plugs and oil come in!!

[MrBen]

Hello, I dont think so! Go back and remember high school auto shop, moron!

[Janiel]

Yea dude Blue smoke-oil. White smoke-Water. Anyways My car smokes like hell too. I have to change the plugs every 2 weeks. Thank god I work for advance auto. But it doesn't smoke all the time. It only does it when your at a low rpm. When i smash the gas it will sometimes smokes and sometimes it won't. I does it only when it feels like it? I'am pretty sure that its the rings. Blow by is pretty bad. My car won't go any faster than 80mph. I get spanked by everything. I think it might also have a timing problem.

[MrBen]

Yeah, sometimes if I'm taking off from an intersection there's a lot of smoke. Sometimes not. I'm pretty sure its the rings, or the valve cover gasket (?). Gotta get it in the shop sometime soon though. I can still hoof it up to about 120mph though