Something is possibly wrong

[SbS91TeG]

I think you can rent a compression tester at autozone.

Sent from my PAGER

Yah you pretty much pay a deposit of the retail price and get it back when you return it. Other places beside combustion chamers would be leaking can only be radiator, hoses, water pump, thermostat housing etc....if your having to fill it up alot with no external leaks then its internal water jacket part of head gasket and combustion chamber part of gasket allowing coolant to go where it shouldn't burned up and out the exhaust. Most cars with a lot of miles will do it at certin rpm usally the closer to redline try drivin with the rpms stayin low to see if it decreases usage.

 

[illmatic]

My coolant seems to be leaking from my upper hose, since i have some front end damage im guessing the hose isnt fitting correctly and it get pushed back a little where it connects to the engine, so i gotta find some way around this because it slowly drips out

 

[SbS91TeG]

Sometimes u can get away with buyin new ones that are made a bit longer at at least one end. I had to cut back some on my 89 hatch so the fit was better. Have you lost any power from the engine?

 

[illmatic]

Not really, i was hitting like 80s and 90s yesterday on the way home, if anything old small pipes are causing some power loss in acceleration but no major power loss

 

[SbS91TeG]

A blown or leaking hg would bring power loss defense so your coolant leak is probably the only thing wrong wont know for sure unles you compression test make sure throttle plate is open all way when crankin for 4 to 5 puffs and disable the ignition by unpluggin the distributor and make sure its at op temp before starting. Did you ever smell maple syrup when driving that's usually the smell of coolant burning hg blown if no external leaks found. Hope this helps you out and only 90 had mine up to 120 the other day lol

 

[illmatic]

Lol halfway back i had to be behind a state trooper so that wasnt happening, and yea i think its just leaking out and thats where all my coolant is going, and maybe my cat is getting old, seems to only do the whole smoke thing in the morning, and it seems to start alot better now, idk maybe the starter had to set in o_o

 

[illmatic]

False alarm, i think it was starting better because no coolant was in the car thus nothing clogging the combustion chamber. As soon as i added more coolant my starting probelm came back :'( also i looked near where the the head gasket seperates top from bottom in noob terms and saw moisture, still i see no power loss yet but i may have a rare case of a possible partially blown head gasket. Im leaving for college soon so im selling it to a friend for like $500 is this a good deal on my end? also any other input on my situation would be great as well.

 

[illmatic]

Bump?

 

[illmatic]

Anyone?

 

[TheMyth]

Sounds like you may indeed have a hg that s leaking into a cylinder. You can pressure test your coolant system. You can rent the tool from your local auto parts store, if not mistaken, if you feel like you just have a leak somewhere else. Once you pump up the pressure to the coolant system, you should be able to check for coolant leaks on the exterior(hoses/joints). But with the white smoke, I would lean to having the hg leaking in the cylinder. I have had that happen to me on one of my turbo integras. It would only smoke on crank, and the ignition would break up. I pulled the plugs and had some friends shake the car as I was looking down into the cylinders with a flashlight. And I could see coolant on top of the piston. It would be easier to change the head gasket than sell you car for cheap and have to find another ride. And take a straight edge to the head to make sure it isn't warped..

 

[SbS91TeG]

Indeed ^

 

[illmatic]

Thing is im going off to college on the 20th of aug and i cant bring my car with me, my friend has helped me with just about every repair on the car since i got it, he's gonna change the head gasket out since financally at the moment i cant afford to do all this, nor do i have the know how to completely do it myself. So, when i comeback next summer if i want i can buy the car back, but honestly ill probably just search for a good GSR in my area. *Sigh* the struggles of going to college