How many miles did you get?...
10-13-2004, 06:57 PM
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167k out of an Intergra, B18A1. It purred like a kitten until I ran it into the back of a Pontiac.
It's past through a couple more owners and is supposedly on the streets again.
It's past through a couple more owners and is supposedly on the streets again.
10-14-2004, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by redcivicforever
I knew it! Hondas should last longer than this. It's a 91 hatch dx, 5 spd, 1.5. Runs like a new car really smoothly, no leaks or anything. Never broke down. Engine looks excellent too. Problem is it smokes and burns oil (a quart every 2 weeks). Puffs of smoke here and there. Sometimes will smoke for a block or so then stop. It's gotten worse over time. I kept thinking the mechanics were scammin me when they told me thats all it could be is a worn engine. I've always maintained it well and its in such good shape that I assumed the other owner had too. So, I don't know why its gone bad early...
The whole smoking and stopping thing has me wondering. If the engine was really worn out it would smoke all the time. Something is sticking or something.
10-18-2004, 06:01 AM
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Any suggestions?
Originally Posted by v8guy
A quart every two weeks isn't bad. I go through about that in my '91 CRX Si with about 163K on the clock, but my car doesn't smoke. It passes emissions just fine.
The whole smoking and stopping thing has me wondering. If the engine was really worn out it would smoke all the time. Something is sticking or something.
The whole smoking and stopping thing has me wondering. If the engine was really worn out it would smoke all the time. Something is sticking or something.