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 Mar 10 2003, 01:56 PM
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HONDA KILLER  Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 26-January 03 Member No.: 71  |
my 1990 gs-t has been consuming a fair amount of oil. well, most of it is all over the engine compartment(and getting on the exhaust manifold and smoking. anyone know how i can clean the engine or where i can get it cleaned?) the dipstic keeps coming out, which is probably where all the oil is coming from :!: a friend of mine told me what it probably is, but i dont' really remember what he said. it made sense though...anyway, the oil pressuse gauge seems to be reading on the low side. at idle the needle drops pretty close to the L mark(about a 1/3 of the way from the first mark by the L to the 2nd mark on the gauge) what should it read at idle?
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Mar 10 2003, 07:03 PM
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 Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Moderators Posts: 1,156 Joined: 23-September 02 Member No.: 16 |
I have heard that popping the dipstick is a symptom of a failing engine. The boost pressure leaks past the pistons through cracked / loose rings or cylinder wall imperfections and escapes through the dipstick, spewing oil all over in the process. When my engine was on it's last legs, I had this problem. I solved it with a pair of vice grips to crimp the metal tube over the dipstick tighter.....and then a complete rebuild 6 months later.
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mako901 oil problem Mar 10 2003, 01:56 PM
natedogg DSM oil pressures vary a lot during regular drivin... Mar 10 2003, 02:15 PM awd4kicks QUOTE ...I solved it with a pair of vice grips to ... Mar 11 2003, 12:04 AM
mako901 if the rings are bad would the engine run any diff... Mar 11 2003, 01:09 AM |
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