I need some quick advice from those who know might be familiar with this topic. My engine (stock 1998 Prelude) is smoking. I did an oil change today, and I'm pretty sure it has something to do with that.

I tightened the bolt correctly, put on the right filter, used 5w-30 oil, and closed all seals well.

The smoke appears to be coming from the intake manifold, or something underneath it. This is near the oil filter. Could it be, that I spilled some oil when replacing the filter, and it's being burnt on the hot exhaust piping?

Also, could too much oil be the problem?

Please help! Thanks guys.

 

You probably spilled some oil somewhere or your greasy hands touched the exhaust piping. As long as oil isn't gushing out and around the filter because the gasket came off the old filter, you're fine.

 

Yes, it's probably that, because when I take off my filter, alot of the oil spills onto the axles and the exhaust. How about leaving the car on while it's jacked up, and look under the car to see if the smoke is coming off of the exhaust.

 

its probably just spilled oil.
too much oil in the engine wont make it smoke, it just increases the chance of blowing out the gaskets.

if all else fails...

 

I'm not sure abput prelude but I have to cover converter on my Accord to avoid this problem.

 

Yea it looked like some got on the converter

 

Depends on what you mean by "too much". A friend once called me over to look at the B16 swap he had performed on his Del-Slo ( :chuckles: ) the previous night. Too make a long story short, the yard he pulled the engine from had yet to drain the oil and he dumped in 4 quarts on top of it. On the way to his garage he was freaking out saying that he's going to go "burn their yard down" and this and that. I calmly looked for a rag and went straight for the dipstick. Lets just say that the level was only about an inch and a half or so from spilling out the tube. He blamed it on pulling an all-nighter and I consoled him.

So kids, when you perform a swap, always have a friend that has had at least 8 hours of sleep check your work when you think you're "done".

 

That sucks.

Off topic but does anyone know if the VTEC engagement is always supposed to be the same or can it change?

 

VTEC engages not at a certain RPM, but based on oil pressure.

 

Incorrect.

1. VTEC always engages at a specific RPM
2. The vehicle has to moving over a certain speed. IE you cannot engage VTEC while revving in neutral.
3. Coolant temperature must be over 60c.
4. ECU must not be in limp mode.