need help

[Civic Accord Honda]

for the past weak my car has been smelling like a old lawn mower. and has not been starting right up today the car would not start at all for like 10 mins it would start for a sec then then sputer then stall so i poped the hood and i saw oil leaking out of the head finey the car started and m,y step dad left for work but dose anyone know why it is doing this?

[3rdgenhatchDX]

headgasket? did you over heat it?

[Civic Accord Honda]

it was only overheated once back in aug when the clutch went out

but even if the head gasket is bad how would that cause starting problems?

[bullard123]

it was only overheated once back in aug when the clutch went out

but even if the head gasket is bad how would that cause starting problems?

Yes sir. If white smoke comes out of the exhaust when it runs, that is a definite sign of a blown head gasket

[Civic Accord Honda]

have not seen any white smoke come out the tail pipe yet it just started leaking there today i have never seen it leaking from there b-4

[3rdgenhatchDX]

Not to be mistaken for causing the starting problems but you might not have any compression man....

[3rdgenhatchDX]

is your step dad driving it to work? does he work at an auto shop cuz i'd get it compression tested asap!

[Civic Accord Honda]

well it did finey start as i said..

um also i just washed the engine tuesday and about 3 weaks ago i flushed the engine with some prestone 10min flush then added coolent and distaled water

[Civic Accord Honda]

is your step dad driving it to work? does he work at an auto shop cuz i'd get it compression tested asap!

he is a clerk at a gas staitin/mini mart

i have a compression tester thingy tho lol have no clue whatsoever on how to use it

[LX-incredible]

but even if the head gasket is bad how would that cause starting problems?

Low compression and fouled plugs dont help starting.

[Civic Accord Honda]

i just replaced the plugs/wires in FEB
also the vlaves have been ticking alot


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this is a compresion tester right?

[3rdgenhatchDX]

compression tester, or jdm horsepower gauge lol, j/p well how far is he driving it? and by finey you mean fine, funny, finally? whatchu talking bout willis?

[3rdgenhatchDX]

have you started it since tuesday? water in the dist. cap is a possibility

[Civic Accord Honda]

LOL i ment finally.................
and his work is
Total Est. Time: 6 minutes

Total Est. Distance: 2.66 miles
according to mapquest lol

[Civic Accord Honda]

have you started it since tuesday? water in the dist. cap is a possibility

it's a DD so it has been driven every day since and it been about 117F* during the day so i know it all dry i also coverd all the wireing and dizzy and coil when i sprayed the engine down

[3rdgenhatchDX]

ah finally.... hmmm well cah ...i'd have to be there

Describe this lawnmower smell please?

[Civic Accord Honda]

ah finally.... hmmm well cah ...i'd have to be there

Describe this lawnmower smell please?

oil/gas mixter and burning and storng exhust

it smells like my grandmas lawn mower with the blown engine

[3rdgenhatchDX]

The cars gone i take it, next time you've got it pull the plug wires out of the head/vc and watch to see which one pours oil i'm guessing it's gonna be cyl 3... possibly

My 3g had oil in cyl 3 needed valve cover gasket, and accelerator pump...

[Civic Accord Honda]

so take the plugs out and try and start it?

[3rdgenhatchDX]

so take the plugs out and try and start it?

No, just pull the plug wires and if one of the wire boots is soaked your looking at atleast a valvecover gasket... what do you have an A1 or A3?

[Civic Accord Honda]

No, just pull the plug wires and if one of the wire boots is soaked your looking at atleast a valvecover gasket... what do you have an A1 or A3?

i just repainted the vlave cover and gasket last weak
it is a A20A3 1988 model

[3rdgenhatchDX]

i just repainted the vlave cover and gasket last weak
it is a A20A3 1988 model

mmmk pull your plugs, check for oil...

[Civic Accord Honda]

ok

last time i took them out to replace them one plug had no gap and thay all had a bunch of gunk on them

[Pico]

check comoression,
first disconnect the coil wire so that the engine wont start,
then remove one plug and have someone crank the engine while you have the compression tester in the plug hole, do this for each cylinder and read/write down the reading for each hole.

[Civic Accord Honda]

check comoression,
first disconnect the coil wire so that the engine wont start,
then remove one plug and have someone crank the engine while you have the compression tester in the plug hole, do this for each cylinder and read/write down the reading for each hole.

well do Mr Pico