smoking question

[kain86]

ok guys i pulled apart my motor and i had a warped rod......easly fixed...($80)
i also checked my rings since it was smoking ....bad... and the rings are perfectly fine...i also replaced my valve seal....what else could it possible be? BTW this is my first engine rebuild also what kind of rod bearings should i use since there was only a small peice of metal left of the old bearings....
any help would be nice...

[SKUNK2GUY]

what color smoke?

[SLow_POke]

just replace all bearings since you have it apart(and seals) rings, stock motor all honda seals /bearings. .

[kain86]

it's white smoke and it uses about a quart of oil every 100 miles

[2.0civic]

it's white smoke and it uses about a quart of oil every 100 miles

your rings are shot then...if your redoing rod bearings, dont be a cheap ass and just do rings...theyre under $100 a set

[kain86]

ok i'll replace my rings also...are topline bearings any good......hey guys should i just say duck it and go with srp pistons since i have it taken apart... the come with rings and everything for about $450...

[2.0civic]

lol 450 into a otherwise stock D is steep...get jdm zc pistons and call it a day

[kain86]

will they fit on a d15b7...... and if so what would the CR be?

[2.0civic]

will they fit on a d15b7...... and if so what would the CR be?

not real sure...honda-tech.com is your friend but the article was actually in honda tuning not too long ago and it bumped compression nicely and they put 1200 or so (if i recall correctly) and put down more wheel power than a b16

[kain86]

"COMPRESSION DIFFERS BASED ON MOTOR APPLICATION BETWEEN 10-12:1"
sweet....for an N/A motor.... and they will only run me about $150 shipped... thanx stevo..... any suggestions on bearings?

[2.0civic]

no problem

[SKUNK2GUY]

uhm white smoke isn't an oil problem sounds like headgasket problem. white smoke is water, blue oil ,black fuel

[2.0civic]

uhm white smoke isn't an oil problem sounds like headgasket problem. white smoke is water, blue oil ,black fuel

i just read the creators last post but one would assume that if hes replacing pistons, he wouldnt be reusing the headgasket anyway...kind of common sense

[Mr_Mischif]

Actually, if I remember right, white smoke equals coolant system problem

[Daryl]

No white smoke can be either oil, coolant, and fuel.

[kain86]

well it's getting a new head gasket, rings, and im gonna flush the fluids... oil, trans, cooolant, etc... hopefully i will have all my problems worked out with doing all that... also gonna check into a local machine shop making me some rods because just replacing one is kinda stupid and cost 142.49 from the dealership no else around here carries rods....i think i can get the local shop to make them for 80-100 out of stainless steel, but what material should i use... stainless seams kinda overboard....any suggestions

[jmmx258]

I'd check to make sure the the head is flat too. Just incase it might need decked. If one rod is bent you should check them all as well too. I had one bent in my D16y7. I at first got one new rod. When I compared the new one to the rest, I had 2 others that were bent. Ended up replacing all 4. I'm sure it was a more sound decision in the long run.