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Pang
10-23-2003, 09:49 PM
hey Tobi my hatch is blowing smoke or steam out of the breather. Think my rings are shot?
ryanman
10-23-2003, 10:14 PM
werd, oil consumption from somewhere.
HONDA GHANDI
10-23-2003, 10:14 PM
Blow by from rings probably.
CXhatchboy520
10-24-2003, 08:05 PM
Same thing with mine. One thing you will notice is that when you open up the oil cap right after you turn it off, smoke comes out. To me, in a way, it makes sense. I mean the valve cover is always hot after running, and the oil is most likely just hot from running. Since the valves are in there and in the oil, the exhaust valve most likely gets hot along w/ the head, and maybe it heats up the oil in the valve cover. Just a thought.
ryanman
10-24-2003, 08:55 PM
Damn my little hatch has 217,000 miles and doesn't blow oil out of the breather. About a quart a week does seem to dissapear somewhere though and I can't figure out where it goes to. It doesn't burn it out the exhaust, has no leaks, and doesn't blow it out the breather. I'm stumped. Oh well it's gettin a new motor anyways.
ryanman
10-24-2003, 08:55 PM
Originally posted by CXhatchboy520
Same thing with mine. One thing you will notice is that when you open up the oil cap right after you turn it off, smoke comes out. To me, in a way, it makes sense. I mean the valve cover is always hot after running, and the oil is most likely just hot from running. Since the valves are in there and in the oil, the exhaust valve most likely gets hot along w/ the head, and maybe it heats up the oil in the valve cover. Just a thought. no
CXhatchboy520
10-25-2003, 10:04 PM
Well ok then, what is your theory?
ryanman
10-25-2003, 10:27 PM
Well yes the oil does get hot and it will smoke a little inside the valve cover as you mentioned but it won't blow out of the breather as in like what pang is saying.
exciv2000
10-26-2003, 12:49 AM
it's called oil vapor... very fine misty particles of hot oil